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News · 1 March 2026

Death toll climbs to 148 after strike on girls’ school in southern Iran

Death toll climbs to 148 after strike on girls’ school in southern Iran

The number of fatalities following a reported strike on a girls’ school in Minab county, southern Iran, has increased to 148, according to Iranian authorities. Ebrahim Taheri, a local prosecutor, told Mizan News Agency that a further 95 people were wounded in the incident. Iranian media first reported the attack yesterday. The casualty figures have not yet been independently confirmed by external sources.

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