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.
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.
Was the Attack on an Iranian Primary School a War Crime?
U.S. leaders have said they would not intentionally strike a school. But if recklessness led to the Minab attack, it may still be criminal.
Iran school bombing: grounds to believe US was behind atrocity, UN finds
Fact-finding mission says military strikes on school in Minab and sports facility in February constitute war crimes
Preliminary Inquiry Finds U.S. Responsible for Iran Elementary School Attack
Revealed: A catalogue of failures and the devastating aftermath of Iran school bombing
US strike likely hit a school in Iran due to outdated intelligence, sources briefed on initial findings say | CNN Politics
The US military accidentally struck an Iranian elementary school, in an attack that state media said killed at least 168 children and 14 teachers, likely due to outdated information about a nearby naval base, according to two sources briefed on the preliminary findings of an ongoing military investigation.
Analysis suggests US was responsible for deadly strike on Iranian elementary school | CNN
The United States military was likely responsible for the strike on an elementary school in southern Iran that killed scores of children, the deadliest incident of civilian casualties in the US and Israel’s almost week-long war with Iran, according to CNN and expert analysis of evidence.
Iranian school hit by air strike: Le Monde's investigation confirms many civilian victims, including children
Videos obtained and analyzed by Le Monde confirmed that the bombing of a school in Minab, Iran, on the first day of joint US-Israeli strikes on the country, caused many civilian victims, including children.
Iran: US School Attack Findings Show Need for Reform, Accountability
Reported findings that the United States is responsible for the recent deadly school attack in Iran, and that it was based on outdated targeting data, highlight the need for reform and accountability within the US military to minimize civilian harm during conflict.
US strike likely hit a school in Iran due to outdated intelligence, sources briefed on initial findings say
By Zachary Cohen, Thomas Bordeaux, Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN (CNN) — The US military accidentally struck an Iranian elementary school, in an attack that state media said killed at least 168 children and 14 teachers, likely due to outdated information about a nearby naval base, according to two sources briefed on the preliminary findings of an
USA/Iran: Those responsible for deadly and unlawful US strike on school that killed over 100 children must be held accountable
Those responsible for planning and executing an unlawful US strike on a school in Minab, Hormozgan province in Iran that killed 156 people, including 120 children, must be held accountable, Amnesty International said today. Evidence gathered by the organization indicates that the school building was directly struck, alongside 12 other structures in an adjacent Islamic […]
Al Jazeera investigation: Iran girls’ school targeting likely ‘deliberate’
Al Jazeera investigation raises questions over deadliest single attack of war that killed 165 schoolgirls and staff.
Who bombed a girls' school in Iran? A visual investigation | CBC News
The CBC's visual investigations team analyzes satellite images and video of the bombing of an elementary school that Iranian state TV says has killed at least 165 people.
Iranian officials claim school hit during US-Israeli army strikes
Dozens of students at an all-girls elementary school were among those killed amid the U.S.-Israel strikes in the country Saturday, Iranian officials said.
Analysis Suggests School Was Hit Amid U.S. Strikes on Iranian Naval Base
The Feb. 28 school strike in Minab, which killed dozens, including children, appears to have been part of an attack on an adjacent naval base in southern Iran, where officials said U.S. forces were operating.
Deadly bombing of Iran primary school ‘a grave violation of humanitarian law’: UNESCO
The UN education agency, UNESCO, says that the bombing of a primary school during the US and Israeli military attacks on Iran on Saturday constitutes a grave violation of humanitarian law.
