Roqayyeh Karimi

Roqayyeh Karimi was a 42-year-old woman from Minab, a city in Iran's southern Hormozgan province. Her age, as recorded on the casualty list from the school strike, indicated she was among the older adult women present, suggesting she may have been a teacher or staff member at the educational facility.

Karimi died on the morning of February 28, 2026, when the Shajareh Tayyebeh school building in Minab was struck by at least one missile. The attack occurred during school hours. Iranian state media reported the strike caused significant structural damage and resulted in multiple civilian casualties.

The Minab School Strike occurred within a broader regional conflict that escalated in February 2026. The period saw a series of cross-border military actions and retaliatory strikes across the Middle East, though no single state or non-state actor claimed responsibility for the attack on the school in initial reports.

Iranian authorities publicly condemned the strike. State television broadcast images of the damaged school and funerals for the victims. The Iranian government stated it would lodge a formal complaint with the United Nations, characterizing the attack as a war crime targeting civilians.

Roqayyeh Karimi's name appears on documented lists of civilians killed in the strike, compiled by Iranian news agencies and humanitarian monitors. No independent biographical details about her life or family have been widely published in international sources.

Roqayyeh Karimi was killed during the Minab School Strike, part of a broader regional conflict (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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