BBC Asks Hegseth About Reports of Strike on School
The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child condemned the strike on Shajareh Tayyebeh girls' school that killed over 160 children, urging protection of civilians.
- On March 4, 2026, a United Nations panel of experts said it was deeply disturbed after the Shajareh Tayyebeh girls' school bombing killed more than 160 children.
- Saturday's strike hit on February 28, the first day of U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran, targeting the school in Minab.
- The U.N. human rights office urged 'the forces behind a deadly attack on a girls' school in Iran' to investigate, while Ali Bahreini called the strike 'unjustifiable' in a March 1 letter, and Israel said it is investigating.
- Mourners in Minab held funerals on March 3, including a woman mourner photographed holding a picture of children, while Marco Rubio, U.S. Secretary of State, said on Monday his forces 'would not deliberately target a school'.
- U.N. experts linked the attack to escalating violence across the Middle East and flagged strikes on civilian infrastructure including schools and hospitals, while the U.N. Committee on the Rights of the Child, 18 independent experts, monitors such violations.
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UN condemns Iran war, shocked at strike on Shajareh Tayyebeh girls’ school, killing 160
An independent United Nations probe investigating rights violations in Iran condemned attacks by Israel and the United States on Iran as well as Tehran’s retaliatory strikes across the region, saying they violated the UN Charter.
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Common DreamsBombing Iran Means Murdering Children
“The missile hit during the school’s morning session. In Iran, the school week runs from Saturday to Thursday, so when U.S. and Israeli bombs began falling at around 10 a.m. on Saturday, classes were under way. At a point between 10 a.m. and 10.45 a.m., a missile directly hit Shajareh Tayyebeh school, in Minab, southern Iran, demolishing its concrete building and killing dozens of seven to 12-year-old girls.” — The Guardian
UN probe: Iran war illegal under Charter, school attack a shocking violation
An independent United Nations investigation into human rights violations in Iran condemned attacks from Israel and the United States, as well as Iran’s retaliatory strikes, stating that these actions violate the UN Charter, which prohibits the use of force against a country’s sovereignty. The UN expressed particular concern over a strike on the Shajareh Tayyebeh […] The post UN probe: Iran war illegal under Charter, school attack a shocking viol…
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