Overview
- A missile struck the Shajareh Tayyebeh school compound in Minab on Feb. 28, killing large numbers of civilians during heavy U.S.-Iran hostilities.
- Airwars has identified 157 victims from the strike, including 123 children and 34 adults, while local and state counts varied and no official full list has been released.
- U.S. military records show strikes occurred in the area and officials say investigators had evidence quickly that the site was hit.
- An analyst had identified the building as a school years earlier but that information was not shared with target developers, raising concerns about failures in intelligence sharing and targeting review.
- Iranian limits on access and internet shutdowns have hindered independent verification, and rights groups and lawmakers are pressing for an unredacted accounting and possible accountability.