These fatalities come after an attack on a girls’ elementary school in Minab, where over 160 individuals lost their lives
Local officials have stated that a strike on a residential area in Tehran’s Qods suburb has resulted in the deaths of at least two children. An attack on a girls’ elementary school in Minab on the first day of the US-Israel war against Iran caused more than 160 deaths.
A Tehran Province emergency services statement on Friday noted that the bombing in Qods also left approximately 17 people injured. It further stated that the wounded, ten of whom were women, have been quickly transported to hospitals.
The emergency services have denounced the strike as an “inhumane act” and “crime against civilians,” though they did not identify the party accountable for it.
Iranian state TV reported multiple explosions throughout the capital on Friday, noting that missiles also hit near a city center area where a large pro-government rally had been underway.
High-ranking Iranian officials, such as Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani and head of the Atomic Energy Organization Mohammad Eslami, were reported to have taken part in the demonstration on Quds Day—observed on the final Friday of Ramadan—in support of the Palestinian cause.
On February 28, an attack on the Shajarah Tayyebeh girls’ school in the southeastern Iranian coastal city of Minab resulted in the deaths of at least 175 people, nearly all of whom were children.
Tehran has accused the US and Israel of committing a “war crime.” An Israeli military spokesperson denied any participation, while Washington officials maintained that the US military does not target civilians. US President Donald Trump alleged that Iran itself had struck the school “because they’re very inaccurate… with their munitions.”
However, The New York Times reported on Wednesday, citing American military officials, that an ongoing investigation has preliminarily determined the US to be responsible for the fatal strike in Minab.
Sources stated that investigators believe the US Central Command used outdated targeting data from the Defense Intelligence Agency, which still categorized the school building as part of a military compound, despite it having been converted into an educational facility more than a decade ago.