US Strike in Minab: 120 Children Dead

Minab, Iran — A U.S. military strike hit an elementary school in Minab, Iran, on February 28, 2026, killing 120 students and 36 adults, according to a final tally released on April 9 by Minab’s general prosecutor, Ebrahim Taheri.

Officials said the attack struck the Shajareh Tayyebeh elementary school in Hormozgan province, near an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) base. The incident occurred on the first day of U.S. and Israeli attacks across Iran, and involved two missile impacts on the school site.

According to the account provided with the tally, the first strike led a teacher to call parents and urge immediate pickup. Minutes later, a second missile hit, and officials said that impact prevented rescue efforts from proceeding.

The prosecutor’s breakdown of the dead listed 73 boys and 47 girls among the students. The adult victims included 26 female teachers, including one who was pregnant, as well as seven parents, a school bus driver, and a clinic technician, officials said.

Washington did not claim responsibility for the strike, according to the information provided. However, officials said evidence pointed to the use of U.S. Tomahawk missiles.

Forensic experts identified most of the 156 victims, officials said, but the remains of one child were not recovered. The prosecutor’s tally said seven-year-old Makan Nasiri could not be found despite extensive DNA testing, and his family identified a single shoe and a damaged blue sweater as belonging to him.

Iran’s Legal Medicine Organisation reported that about 40% of bodies recovered during the conflict could not be immediately identified because of severe damage. The organisation also reported 3,375 confirmed fatalities, with four individuals still unidentified, and said the dead included 255 children aged one to 12.