More than 150 girls were killed in a school in Minab by US bombings.
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- Omissions
- The attack occurred in late February/early March 2026, with most reports dated early March 2026. Some sources describe the bombing as a joint US-Israeli operation rather than solely US.
- The specific school was Shajareh Tayyebeh elementary school in Minab, Hormozgan province.
- Sources
- SecondaryThe GuardianStrike on Shajareh Tayyebeh school killed up to 168 people, described as the worst mass casualty event of the Iran war
- SecondaryAl JazeeraMinab school bombing that killed at least 170 people, US senators demanding probe into 'appalling' attack
- SecondaryMiddle East EyeAt least 153 girls killed in US strike on elementary school in southern Iran
- SecondaryTBS NewsDeath toll in attack on Iranian girls' school rises to 153, according to Iranian Red Crescent
- SecondaryAmnesty InternationalUS strike on school that killed over 100 children, children and teachers killed and injured in airstrike