Calls grow for independent probe into deadly Iranian girls’ school attack

Al JazeeraEN 2 min read 100% complete by Al Jazeera StaffMarch 6, 2026 at 07:04 PM

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Following an attack on a girls' primary school in Minab, southern Iran, that killed 165 pupils, calls are growing for an independent investigation. The attack occurred on the first day of the US and Israel's war against Iran. UN experts have condemned the bombing as a grave assault on children and demanded urgent accountability. Rights advocates suggest the attack, which targeted girls aged 7-12 during class hours, may constitute a war crime. Iran's UN envoy stated the school was deliberately destroyed in US-Israeli attacks, contributing to a civilian death toll of at least 1,332 in the ongoing conflict.

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Donald Trump 30% Tehran ×240% Amir Saeid Iravani 60% Israel ×270% Minab ×270% United States ×270% US-Israel war on Iran 80% UN ×380% Iran ×790%

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war crimes 80% international law 80% school attack 80% iranian civilians 70% iranian girls' school 70% israel-us war 70% children's rights 60% attack on education 60% un experts 60% un charter 50%