Tragedy in Minab: 153 Killed as Airstrike Levels Girls’ School

Iranian officials confirmed a devastating rise in the death toll following an airstrike on a girls’ school in the southern county of Minab. According to the semi-official Mehr News Agency, at least 85 people have died, up from an initial report of 53. Local prosecutors stated that the educational facility was “targeted by three missile attacks” during the height of the joint U.S.-Israeli “major combat operations” currently sweeping across the country.

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Iranian state television broadcasted harrowing footage of the school’s wreckage, which the BBC has since verified as the correct location. The strike has sparked international outrage and solidified the Iranian government’s claims that civilian infrastructure is being deliberately targeted. However, due to a near-total internet blackout and the Iranian government’s long-standing restrictions on foreign media visas, independent international organizations have struggled to verify the exact circumstances of the attack.

The tragedy in Minab has become a flashpoint for the escalating conflict, with President Masoud Pezeshkian labeling the incident a “war crime.” While the U.S. and Israel maintain that their “broad wave” of strikes is focused on “hundreds of military targets” and “regime governance,” the high civilian death toll at the school suggests a catastrophic humanitarian cost. As the region braces for further retaliatory strikes, the world is watching to see if this event will trigger a broader international intervention or a shift in military tactics.

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