Death toll in Iranian school strike nears 160 -  UPDATED
28 February 2026 20:25   28 Feb 2026 22:13 Share

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmail Baghaei said that the strike by the United States and Israel killed up to 160 schoolgirls in the southern city of Minab.

"The Zionist regime's attack on the school in the city of Minab killed 150-160 of our girls, which is a terrible crime," he said, as quoted by ISNA.

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At least 40 people, including students, were killed and 48 others injured after Israeli strikes targeted a girls’ primary school in the city of Minab in southern Iran’s Hormozgan province, Anadolu Agency reported citing the Iranian media.

Quoting a provincial official, Iranian broadcaster IRIB said the school was hit during the attacks earlier in the day.

Further details were not immediately available.

The US and Israel launched a joint attack on Iran early Saturday, claiming it was meant to remove "threats" posed by the Iranian "regime." Separate video statements were released by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump, which also hinted at supporting efforts for a change in government in Tehran.

Iran termed the strikes a violation of sovereignty, vowed to respond and launched retaliatory strikes.

The developments came as Oman was mediating talks between Washington and Tehran on Iran's nuclear program, and the latest round was held in Geneva on Thursday.



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