A missile strike on the Shajareh Tayyebeh girls’ school in Minab, southern Iran, has killed at least 63 students aged between seven and 12, according to the Mehr news agency and multiple eyewitness accounts reported by Middle East Eye. The attack caused significant destruction to the school building and left scores of injured children, creating a tragic scene at the site.
Local officials in Hormozgan province confirmed that more than 50 students died and around 60 were wounded in what Iran’s state media described as a US-Israeli strike, as noted by France 24. Washington has not issued any statement regarding the incident as of the latest reports.
Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi condemned the attack, labeling it a crime and stating that such actions “will not go unanswered,” according to Middle East Eye. Iranian authorities have pledged a response, heightening regional tensions amid the ongoing conflict dynamics in the area.
The age range of the victims and the targeting of a primary school have intensified international attention to the incident and led to widespread outrage within Iran. No independent confirmation of the strike’s perpetrators has yet been provided.
Observers will be closely watching Iran’s official response and any potential escalation following the attack, as well as international reactions to this significant and deadly event targeting civilians.
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