By Palestine Chronicle Staff  

A US-Israeli airstrike on a girls’ school in Minab killed over 50 students as Tehran condemned US–Israeli aggression and demanded UN action.

Key Developments

A girls’ elementary school in Minab, Hormozgan Province, was directly struck.

Iranian agencies report that at least 51 students killed and 60 wounded.

Tehran accused the US and Israel of targeting civilians in “indiscriminate” attacks.

Iran demanded urgent action from the UN Security Council.

Additional casualties were reported in Tehran’s Narmak district.

Tehran Condemns ‘Blatant Crime’

Iran’s Foreign Ministry strongly condemned what it described as “aggressive and baseless” US–Israeli attacks following a deadly strike on a girls’ elementary school in the southern city of Minab.

According to the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA), Foreign Ministry spokesperson Ismail Baghaei said the attack on the Shajre Tayyiba girls’ elementary school resulted in dozens of casualties.

A girls’ elementary school in the southern Iranian city of Minab was directly struck during a US-Israeli attack. According to local officials in Hormozgan province, at least 24 students were killed, and several others were injured. pic.twitter.com/trdSa3svEB

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In a message posted on the social media platform X, Baghaei wrote that the United States and Israel had launched “an aggressive and baseless campaign against Iran by indiscriminately targeting Iranian cities.”

“In just one case, they targeted an elementary school in Minab, Hormozgan Province, killing and wounding dozens of innocent young girls,” he stated. “This is a blatant crime. The world must stand up to this great injustice. The UN Security Council must act now in accordance with its core responsibility under the Charter.”

Iranian officials described the attack as a direct strike on civilian infrastructure, demanding immediate international accountability.

Death Toll Climbs

IRNA reported that as of 15:45 local time, the death toll from the strike had risen to 51 students, with at least 60 others injured. The number of victims was said to be increasing as rescue teams continued operations.

Al Mayadeen confirmed that 51 students were killed and 60 wounded as a result of what it described as American–Israeli aggression targeting the school on Saturday.

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Mohammad Radmehr, the administrative official of Minab in southern Iran, said relief and debris removal operations were still ongoing.

Meanwhile, the Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA) reported that dozens of students remained trapped beneath the rubble in Hormozgan Province, although some had been rescued. The agency also noted that a nearby hospital sustained partial damage in the strike.

Separately, Mehr News Agency reported the deaths of two students in the Narmak area of Tehran following additional airstrikes.

US-Israeli Attack

The deadly school strike came hours after the United States and Israel carried out coordinated attacks targeting several Iranian provinces, marking a dramatic expansion of hostilities.

Iranian officials maintain that the campaign has included strikes on civilian areas, describing it as a violation of sovereignty and international law.

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Tehran has repeatedly called on the United Nations Security Council to intervene, arguing that the targeting of civilian infrastructure — including educational institutions — represents a grave breach of international norms.

As rescue operations continue in Minab and casualty figures mount, the attack has intensified regional tensions and raised fears of further escalation.

(PC, IRNA, Al Mayadeen, ISNA, Mehr News Agency)