Missiles fired by US, Israel hit two schools near Tehran: Iranian media

Al JazeeraCenterEN 2 min read 100% complete by Al Jazeera StaffMarch 5, 2026 at 02:29 PM

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On March 5, 2026, Iranian media reported that missiles fired by the United States and Israel struck two schools in Parand, a town southwest of Tehran. The attack, which damaged classrooms and nearby residential units, occurred six days after a prior strike on a girls' school in Minab that killed 165 people. Iranian authorities attributed the Minab attack to the US and Israel, who launched a war on Iran, with the US claiming unawareness of hitting a school and Israeli sources alleging the site's proximity to a military base. An Al Jazeera investigation disputed these claims, showing the school was separate from the adjacent military site. The attacks have ignited exchanges of fire across the Middle East.

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Al Jazeera 40% Donald Trump 40% Fars News Agency 50% Abbas Araghchi 50% Minab ×260% Parand 60% Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps 65% Tehran 70% Israel ×585% United States ×690% Iran ×795%

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missile attack 90% iran 80% schools 80% israel 70% united states 70% minab attack 60% war 60% middle east conflict 50% casualties 50% islamic revolutionary guard corps 40%