Iran holds mass funeral for girls, staff killed in US-Israel school attack

Thousands gather in Minab for a mass funeral, chanting against the US and Israel after the school bombing.Published On 3 Mar 2026Iran held a mass funeral ceremony for 165 schoolgirls and staff killed on Saturday in what Iran has described as a United States-Israeli attack on a girls’ school in the southern city of Minab.The Israeli military has claimed it was not aware of any Israeli or US attacks in that area. Throughout its genocidal war on Gaza, Israel has denied multiple deadly attacks on Palestinian civilians, only to later backtrack when irrefutable evidence emerged, then terming such attacks as “accidental”.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Iran begins 40-day mourning after Khamenei killed in US-Israeli attacklist 2 of 4More blasts rock Dubai, Doha and Manama as Iran targets US assets in Gulflist 3 of 4Iran confirms Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei dead after US-Israeli attackslist 4 of 4US-Israel attacks on Iran: Death toll and injuries live trackerend of listIranian state television on Tuesday showed thousands of people filling a public square in Minab. Men waved the Islamic Republic flag while largely standing apart from women draped in black chadors.From the stage, a woman who said she was the mother of “Atena” held up a printed image of portraits that she called “a document of American crimes”. She added, “They died in the way of God.”The crowd erupted into chants of “Death to America”, “Death to Israel”, and “No surrender”.Thousands of people, including families and officials, attended the ceremony [Anadolu Agency]The attack took place on Saturday after the US and Israel announced joint strikes on Iran, marking the deadliest incident in the war against Tehran so far, targeting civilians.Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Monday accused the US and Israel of killing the schoolgirls.“These are graves being dug for more than 160 innocent young girls who were killed in the US-Israeli bombing of a primary school. Their bodies were torn to shreds,” Araghchi wrote on X, alongside an image of newly dug graves.