Mohammad-Sadra Zarei
Mohammad-Sadra Zarei was an eight-year-old Iranian civilian and student from Minab. He was killed in a missile strike on a school building in Minab, Hormozgan province, on February 28, 2026.
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Mohammad-Sadra Zarei was an eight-year-old boy from the city of Minab in Iran's southern Hormozgan province. He lived with his family and was a student at a local school.
On the morning of February 28, 2026, a missile struck a school building in Minab. Mohammad-Sadra Zarei was killed in the strike. According to initial reports, he was one of at least six children from the extended Zarei family who died in the same incident.
The strike occurred during a period of heightened regional military activity in early 2026. The incident was part of a series of reported airstrikes and missile attacks targeting locations in Iran that month.
Iranian state media reported the attack and the civilian casualties, including the deaths of children. Funeral processions were held in Minab, and local officials condemned the strike. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack.
Mohammad-Sadra Zarei is memorialized locally as one of the young victims of the Minab school strike. His name, alongside others killed, was cited in subsequent reports documenting civilian casualties from the 2026 hostilities.
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Mohammad-Sadra Zarei was killed during the Minab School Strike, Iran ? 2026 (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.