World · 3 March 2026
Iran state TV broadcasts mass funeral for schoolgirls killed in Minab strike
Iranian state broadcaster IRIB televised a mass funeral on 3 March 2026 for victims of a strike on the Shajarah Tayyebeh girls' elementary school in Minab, Hormozgan province, struck on 28 February, the first day of US-Israeli operations. Thousands filled the city's public square, with mourners holding portraits of victims. Minab's prosecutor confirmed 165 people killed and 95 wounded, the majority children aged between seven and twelve, though the toll has not been independently verified. Responsibility remains disputed: both Israel and the US denied awareness of a strike on the school, and the UN called for a prompt and impartial investigation.
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