Iran says Minab school strike death toll at 155: State TV

Iran on Tuesday released a detailed breakdown of casualties from a deadly strike on a school in Minab, revising the death toll from earlier estimates, according to state media.

Seventy-three boys and 47 girls were killed in the February 28 attack on an elementary school, state broadcaster IRIB and local outlets reported. The strike coincided with the opening day of hostilities between United States, Israel, and Iran, when Washington and Tel Aviv launched coordinated strikes across Iranian territory.

In addition to the children, 26 teachers, seven parents, a school bus driver, and a pharmacy technician working at a nearby clinic were also killed, bringing the total death toll to 155 — lower than the earlier figure of over 175.

Preliminary findings from a US military investigation, reported by The New York Times, indicated that a US Tomahawk cruise missile mistakenly struck the school due to a targeting error.

US President Donald Trump had initially suggested that Iran itself could have been responsible for the strike, despite the country not possessing Tomahawk missiles.

Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi, addressing the United Nations Human Rights Council, condemned the incident as a “calculated, phased assault.” He argued that given the advanced precision technologies claimed by the US and Israel, the strike could not be dismissed as accidental, calling it deliberate and intentional.