The Schoolgirls of Minab ? 165 Victims
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Verified 165 Iranian schoolgirls and their teachers, aged 7 to 12, were killed in an airstrike on the Shajareh Tayyebeh Primary School in Minab, Iran, on February 28, 2026.
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The victims were students and educators at the Shajareh Tayyebeh Primary School in the city of Minab, located in Iran's southern Hormozgan Province. The school served young girls in a region whose economy is tied to agriculture and the Strait of Hormuz.
On the morning of Saturday, February 28, 2026, the school was struck by munitions. According to reports from Iranian state media and international news agencies, the strike was conducted by U.S. and Israeli forces. The attack is described as a 'double-tap' strike, where a second strike follows the first, often targeting emergency responders.
The strike occurred during the US?Israel War on Iran, a broader military conflict that began in early 2026. The war involved sustained aerial bombardment and missile exchanges across the region, with civilian infrastructure frequently reported as impacted.
The Iranian government reported 165 fatalities, primarily schoolgirls and teachers, making it the deadliest single incident of the conflict documented at that time. The attack prompted widespread international condemnation, including statements from the United Nations Secretary-General, while U.S. and Israeli officials did not immediately issue public confirmations or denials of involvement in the specific strike.
No individual memorials are widely documented for the victims. They are collectively remembered in Iranian state commemorations and in international reports on civilian casualties in the 2026 war. The school's name, Shajareh Tayyebeh ('The Good Tree'), is cited in casualty lists maintained by humanitarian monitoring groups.
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The Schoolgirls of Minab ? 165 Victims was killed during US - Israel War on Iran (2026) (from February 2026 to November -0001). The conflict concluded in November -0001. See the full roster of those killed in this conflict.
Among those documented in the same conflict: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Sgt. Declan Coady, Sgt. 1st Class Nicole Amor, General Abdol Rahim Mousavi.
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