Fatemeh Taherifard

Fatemeh Taherifard was a 29-year-old woman from Minab, a city in Iran's southern Hormozgan province. At that age, many Iranian women are establishing careers, and teaching is a common profession. She was documented among a group of women in their late twenties to forties present at the Shajareh Tayyebeh school that morning, suggesting she may have been a teacher or staff member.

On the morning of February 28, 2026, the Shajareh Tayyebeh school building in Minab was struck by a missile. The attack occurred during school hours. Fatemeh Taherifard was killed in the strike, which reportedly resulted in multiple civilian casualties.

The strike occurred during a period of heightened regional military activity in early 2026. Several states and non-state actors in the region possess missile arsenals. Cross-border strikes and attacks on infrastructure were reported in the opening months of that year.

Iranian state media reported the incident and the civilian deaths at the school. The Iranian government attributed the strike to foreign forces, though no group claimed immediate responsibility. Local officials in Hormozgan province announced a period of public mourning.

Fatemeh Taherifard is remembered locally as one of the civilian victims of the Minab school strike. Her name appears on memorial lists compiled by Iranian news agencies documenting the casualties of the attack.

Fatemeh Taherifard was killed during the Minab School Strike, Iran (ongoing since February 2026). See the full roster of those killed in this conflict.

Among those documented in the same conflict: Elna Abdullah Hussein Nia, Pierre al-Rahi, Hana Dehqani, Fatemeh Salari.

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