US EditionDeath Toll From Strike that Hit School in Southern Iran Has Risen to 85 People, an Official Says on Iranian State TV, Reports AP.
Iranian officials report 85 killed, mostly children, in a strike on a girls’ school as U.S. and Israel target Iran’s missile capabilities, with dozens missing.
- On Feb. 28, 2026, Iranian media and officials reported a joint U.S.-Israeli attack struck the Shajareh Tayyebeh all-girls primary school in Minab, killing 85 people.
- The offensive was framed as part of a coordinated campaign called 'Operation Epic Fury' by the Pentagon and launched within hours of President Donald Trump's statement that the US joined Israel, which aimed `to defend the American people by eliminating imminent threats from the Iranian regime`.
- Witnesses said victims aged seven to 12 were among 170 pupils at the school, with about 60 wounded. An unnamed staff member described finding bodies in classrooms.
- Iran responded by firing ballistic missiles at U.S. bases and Israel, prompting the UN Security Council to call an emergency meeting at 4 pm ET on Saturday as regional disruptions followed.
- Looking ahead, uncertainty remains over the death toll, as Reuters could not confirm the reports and the Israeli military said it was 'looking into' fatalities.
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During the Israeli-American attack on Iran, according to local authorities, one of the missiles hit a girls' school in southern Iran. According to the latest data, 85 people were killed, mostly schoolgirls. The Iranian Red Crescent announced in the evening that more than 200 people were killed in Iran in today's attacks.
Iranian authorities report 85 deaths, many of them of children attending class
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