Missile Strike on Iranian Girls' School Results in Over 100 Fatalities
A missile strike on the Shajareh Tayyebeh girls' elementary school in Minab, southern Iran, has resulted in over 100 fatalities, with Iranian authorities attributing the attack to a joint U.S.-Israeli operation.
On February 28, 2026, a missile struck the Shajareh Tayyebeh girls' elementary school in Minab, southern Iran, resulting in over 100 fatalities. Iranian state media reported that the death toll has risen to 148, with 95 others injured. The school is located near an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) naval base, which was also targeted during the same series of strikes.
Iranian authorities have attributed the attack to a joint U.S.-Israeli military operation. President Masoud Pezeshkian condemned the strike, stating, "This savage act adds another black page to the record of countless crimes by the aggressors, a memory that will never be erased from our nation’s history." Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi also denounced the incident, emphasizing that such crimes "will not go unpunished."
The U.S. Central Command acknowledged awareness of reports concerning civilian harm resulting from ongoing military operations and stated that they are looking into them. The strike on the school occurred amid a broader series of coordinated military actions by the United States and Israel targeting various locations in Iran.