Key Highlights
- Hossein Kermanpour, the head of public relations for Iran’s Ministry of Health, confirmed that the attack on the Shajareh Tayyebeh girls' elementary school in Minab resulted in the deaths of "about 180 young children." The school, located in the Hormozgan province near the strategic Strait of Hormuz, was reportedly hit during the morning session when nearly 170 students were present.
- "Sixty children were killed, 80 were injured, God knows how many more bodies will be pulled from the rubble," Kermanpour had initially stated on social media on Saturday, before revising the figure upward as recovery efforts continued through Sunday.
- The strike on the school was not the only civilian infrastructure targeted in the escalating "Epic Fury" campaign.
- Kermanpour noted that the "same type" of missile used in the Minab massacre was also deployed in an attack on the Gandhi Hospital in central Tehran hours earlier.
- "Tehran's Gandhi hospital was attacked by Zionist-American air strikes," ISNA reported, describing significant structural damage that forced a full evacuation of patients into the streets. Published: 02 Mar 2026, 08:05 am ISTShare Related TopicsUS Israel War on IranIran AirstrikeDeath TollRead articles on appSubscribe to our NewsletterGet Latest Mathrubhumi Updates in EnglishFollowDisclaimer: Kindly avoid objectionable, derogatory, unlawful and lewd comments, while responding to reports.
