Iran says 148 schoolgirls killed in Minab school strike PHOTO / VIDEO / UPDATED

The number of female students killed in the attack on a girls’ elementary school in the Iranian city of Minab has risen to 148, with 95 others injured, as reported by Tasnim agency, citing the city’s prosecutor.

February 28, 21:25

Up to 160 people were killed in an attack on a school in southern Iran, the country’s Foreign Ministry reported.

“In the course of Israel’s attack on a school in the city of Minab, 150–160 of our girls were killed. This is a major crime,” said ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei.

20:09

The death toll in the Israeli strike on an elementary girl’s school in Minab, a city in the Hormozgan province of southern Iran, reached 85 people, the city prosecutor said. 

"The death toll at the girls' school in Minab has risen to 85,” Tasnim news agency quoted him as saying.

16:01

Dozens of people were killed after a school was struck in the Iranian city of Minab, leaving 40 dead and another 48 injured, according to the Iranian state news agency IRNA.

The incident occurred amid a broader escalation following Israeli strikes launched on February 28 against targets across Iran. Reports indicate that the initial wave of attacks focused primarily on sites in Tehran. Israeli media claimed that General Amir Hatami, Commander-in-Chief of the Iranian Army, was allegedly killed during the operation.

Residents in Tehran described widespread panic as powerful explosions rocked the city, causing significant damage to government buildings. According to media reports, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is no longer in the capital and has been moved to a secure location, while mobile communications have been disrupted in several parts of the city. Explosions were also heard in the cities of Qom and Isfahan.

By Tamilla Hasanova