Wednesday, March 04, 2026

170 students, teachers martyred in ‘deliberate’ strikes on Iranian schools: Minister

In this aerial handout picture released by the Iranian Press Center, mourners dig graves during the funeral for children killed in a strike on a primary school in Iran’s Hormozgan province in Minab on March 3, 2026. (Photo by AFP)
Iran’s Minister of Education Alireza Kazemi announced on Tuesday that 170 students and teachers have been martyred in US-Israeli attacks, which damaged nearly 20 schools and educational centers across the country.

The announcement came during an inspection of damaged educational facilities in Tehran.

"Such a crime has rarely occurred in the history of humanity," Kazemi stated, offering condolences to the grieving families while condemning the "shameful silence" of international organizations.

Kazemi emphasized that despite the scale of the destruction, the Iranian nation remains "proud and upright.

"He asserted that the country would defend itself with "all its being" against the criminal actions of the occupying Zionist regime and the United States.

The most devastating incident occurred on the morning of Saturday, February 28 at the Shajareh Tayyebeh school in Minab, southern Iran.

Iranian authorities have finalized the death toll for the Minab strike at 168 people, the vast majority of whom were girls between the ages of 7 and 12.

Iran holds funeral for scores of children murdered in US-Israeli aggression
Iran holds funeral for scores of children murdered in US-Israeli aggression

At least 95 others were wounded.An investigation by Al Jazeera into the incident suggested the targeting was likely "deliberate.”

Human rights advocates point out that the tragedy in Minab is not an isolated event, but rather part of a documented pattern of strikes on civilian infrastructure by US and Israeli forces over several decades.

In Egypt in 1970, Israeli Phantom jets bombed an elementary school, killing 46 children.

While Israel initially claimed the school was a military base, a captured pilot later admitted the military knew it was a civilian educational facility.

In the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, in 1991, two US "smart" bombs struck a civilian shelter, killing over 400 women, children, and the elderly.

The Gaza genocide has also seen numerous examples of such attacks on hospitals, schools, and other public infrastructure, which the Israeli regime tried to justify by claiming the presence of Hamas fighters.

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