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Five people were killed when a strike hit a wedding in the southern Iranian town of Kuhestak near Minab in Hormozgan Province; authorities reported damage to a nearby telecommunications tower and disruptions to landline and mobile services as rescue and recovery efforts began.
Four months after a US Tomahawk strike hit a girls’ school in Minab, killing about 175 people, the Pentagon has offered little public explanation, fueling fears the investigation will be buried or heavily classified under Pete Hegseth’s push for looser civilian-harm oversight; Trump has given mixed signals, and congressional inquiries have stalled.
Ahead of their World Cup opener, Iran arrived in Tijuana wearing gold pins reading ‘#168’ to honor the 168 people killed in the February missile strike on Minab Elementary School; the remembrance gestures come as FIFA restricts political messages, with Iran training in Mexico due to visa delays and their group matches slated in the United States (Los Angeles and Seattle).
Three Iranian families recount the Minab school bombing during the Iran-Iraq War: as parents raced to pick up children, a missile destroyed the school, killing Zahra, Sobhan, Hanieh, and Arya, among others. They describe frantic searches, morgue identifications, and the heartbreak of losing their children, with Zahra’s father staying at the rubble until nightfall. A month later, no one is held to account; the US says it is investigating, Trump denies responsibility, and the families press for justice.
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk urged the US to swiftly conclude and publish its investigation into the deadly strike on Shajareh Tayyebeh primary school in Minab, southern Iran, which killed about 168 people, including around 110 children. US investigators have been reported to consider that American forces were likely responsible for hitting the school unintentionally. Iran has described the attack as deliberate; the UN has opened its own inquiry and US lawmakers are pressing for answers.
Bellingcat geolocated two new videos showing two separate missile strikes on an IRGC base in Minab and an adjacent school, suggesting two waves of attacks. The first wave appears to have hit near the school (which Iranian media says killed at least 175 people, including children), while the second wave hit an IRGC clinic and two additional buildings within the compound. Solar/shadow analysis implies a time gap of about an hour between the two strikes, and the reporting aligns with earlier accounts that a US Tomahawk strike occurred on Feb. 28; investigations remain ongoing.
Iranians mourn a February missile strike on a Minab elementary school that killed 168 people, including more than 100 children, with families blaming the United States and President Trump; Amnesty International says a U.S.-guided weapon hit the school, fueling anger and vows of resistance.
An Iran-linked hacktivist group, Handala, claims it hacked U.S. medical-device maker Stryker in retaliation for the Minab school bombing, saying it caused global disruption to Microsoft-based systems; Stryker says there is no ransomware evidence and the incident is contained, with a full restoration timeline unclear. Analysts warn more cyber actions may follow as Middle East tensions spill into the cyber realm.
A February 28 strike on the Shajareh Tayyebeh girls’ school in Minab, Hormozgan Province killed at least 170 people, mostly schoolgirls, becoming a focal point in the US-Israel confrontation with Iran. Iran accuses the US and Israel; the US and Israel deny responsibility. Satellite imagery reportedly showed the school intact earlier that morning, and preliminary analyses point to a US Tomahawk missile hitting the building due to a targeting error, though investigations are ongoing. The piece notes calls from US lawmakers for a swift inquiry, and places the incident within a historical pattern of civilian casualties from high-profile strikes (e.g., Belgrade, Amiriyah, My Lai) to illustrate questions of accountability, while experts caution that attribution may still lead to limited consequences.
A new AP report suggests the deadly strike on a girls’ elementary school in Minab, Iran, was likely the result of outdated U.S. intelligence, with more than 165 people killed; footage shows a Tomahawk strike near the school as the Middle East conflict escalates. Senators are demanding full explanations from the administration.
Iranian media allege a US-made Tomahawk strike hit near a girls’ school in Minab, Iran, killing up to 175; U.S. defense officials are investigating, while Iran and Israel offer conflicting statements about responsibility. Some reports cite outdated targeting information as a possible cause, though others deny involvement. Satellite imagery shows damage to the school and nearby facilities; human rights groups call for a war-crimes probe as the incident remains under inquiry.
A preliminary US military inquiry reportedly finds Washington responsible for the February Tomahawk strike on the Shajarah Tayyebeh elementary school in Minab, Iran, attributing the attack to a targeting mistake by CENTCOM using obsolete Defense Intelligence Agency data; Iran says at least 175 people, mostly children, were killed, and the investigation is not yet complete, with the Trump administration avoiding explicit accountability.
NBC News reports imagery and experts suggesting fragments from a U.S.-made Tomahawk cruise missile near the Feb. 28 Minab school attack, raising questions about U.S. involvement while investigators seek confirmation.
CNN analyzed photos circulated by Iran’s state media that appear to show debris from a U.S.-made Tomahawk cruise missile at the site of the February 28 strike on the Shajareh Tayyiba school in Minab; items such as a Globe Motors actuator and a satellite antenna are identified, but provenance cannot be confirmed from the images alone. The analysis aligns with earlier CNN findings that a Tomahawk was involved in a strike on the nearby IRGC base, though attribution remains contested as the Pentagon and White House review the incident and Trump/global claims differ on who was responsible.
New York Times Visual Investigations reports that mangled remnants Iran publicized from the Feb. 28 Minab school attack appear to be parts of a modern U.S.-made Tomahawk cruise missile, based on photos showing manufacturer markings and component details identified by the Times; the strike killed about 175 people, mostly children.