On the morning of February 28, 2026, at least 157 people were killed – the vast majority of them children – after at least two alleged U.S. missiles hit the Shajara Tayyiba elementary school and ad…
Trump: ‘I Don’t Know’ About Report Claiming U.S. Killed 175 In Girls School
At least 175 people, mostly children, died in the Feb. 28 missile strike, Iranian officials have said.
2026 Minab school attack
On 28 February 2026, the first day of the 2026 Iran war, the United States (US) Armed Forces struck the Shajareh Tayyebeh Elementary School in Minab, Hormozgan province in southern Iran with a Tomahawk missile, before following up with others in close proximity, directly killing 156 civilians, including 120 schoolchildren, 35 adults, and a fetus. As of 22 September 2026, the attack was the deadliest strike in terms of civilian casualties in the ongoing war; it was also the deadliest US attack on civilians in the 21st century, being the deadliest since the Amiriyah shelter bombing in 1991.
US responsible for deadly missile strike on Iran school, preliminary inquiry says
Strike that killed at least 175 people, most of them children, reportedly the result of a targeting mistake by US military planners
U.S. Responsible for Killing Over 100 Children in Iran School Attack
The unlawful and deadly U.S. strike killed 168 people, including more than 100 children, and those responsible must be held accountable.
‘Her head was broken’: parents at Iranian school bombed by US describe their worst day
Hours before the world learned that a US missile had hit Shajareh Tayyebeh school, parents were already searching the rubble for their sons and daughters. In this exclusive report, four families describe the events of 28 February
Preliminary Inquiry Finds U.S. Responsible for Iran Elementary School Attack
US missile hit military base near Iran school, video analysis shows
A US Tomahawk missile hit a military base near a primary school in southern Iran where Iranian authorities said 168 people were killed, expert video analysis shows.
Iran school and nearby military base struck multiple times, satellite image reveals
Iranian authorities say the attack, which took place on Saturday, killed 168 people.
Bombed Iranian girls school had vivid website and yearslong online presence
The Shajareh Tayyebeh School was adjacent to an Iranian military compound and was among at least seven buildings struck February 28
Was the Attack on an Iranian Primary School a War Crime?
On February 28, on the first day of joint US-Israeli strikes, a primary school in southern Iran was attacked, killing at least 175 people—including many children.
US may have struck Iranian girls' school after using outdated targeting data, sources say
Video surfaced that experts say appears to show a US Tomahawk missile striking the area. But exactly how the tragedy unfolded has remained unclear.
Short-range drone attacks killed 395 civilians, injured 2,635 between February 2022 and April 2025, UN human rights monitors find
The bulletin documents attacks in which drone operators targeted civilians driving private cars, taking the bus, walking outdoors, cycling, providing humanitarian assistance or evacuating civilians, and riding in clearly marked ambulances.
US/Israel: Investigate Iran School Attack as a War Crime
An unlawful attack on a primary school in southern Iran before midday on February 28, 2026 that reportedly killed scores of civilians, including many children, should be investigated as a war crime, Human Rights Watch said today.
Minab school bombing: how the worst mass casualty event of the Iran war unfolded – a visual guide
A strike on Shajareh Tayyebeh school during the US-Israeli bombing campaign killed up to 168 people. The Guardian has pieced together the incident and its aftermath using verified footage and images from the site
Sky News investigation into Minab school attack finds all evidence points to US being responsible
New video footage shows a US Tomahawk missile hitting an IRGC facility in Minab, Iran, on Feb 28, showing for the first time that the US struck the area. The footage also shows smoke already rising from the vicinity of the girls’ school, where 175 people were reportedly killed, including children.
