Iran School Strike Death Toll Rises to 155: State TV
Seventy-three boys and forty-seven girls were among the victims in a deadly strike on an Iranian elementary school.
TEHRAN, April 28, 2026— Iran shared on Tuesday a detailed breakdown of the death toll from a recent deadly strike on an Iranian school, state media reported.
According to official figures released by the state broadcaster IRIB and local media, seventy-three boys and forty-seven girls were killed in the February 28 attack on the Minab elementary school.
The assault occurred as the United States and Israel initiated simultaneous attacks across Iran; in response, Tehran retaliated with strikes targeting areas in Israel and the Gulf nations.
The death toll now stands at 155 after initial reports suggested over 175 casualties.
Victims included twenty-six teachers, seven parents, a school bus driver, and a pharmacy technician from the clinic adjacent to the school, as confirmed by IRIB via a Telegram post.
The attack has been attributed to a targeting mistake involving a US Tomahawk cruise missile, according to preliminary findings of a US military investigation reported by The New York Times.
US President Donald Trump initially suggested that Iran might have been responsible for the strike despite lacking the capability to operate such weaponry.
Iran's foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, addressed the United Nations Human Rights Council in a video statement describing the assault as a 'calculated, phased operation'.
He stressed that given the technological sophistication of the American-Israeli aggressors, it is implausible to believe that the attack on the school was anything but deliberate and intentional.
According to official figures released by the state broadcaster IRIB and local media, seventy-three boys and forty-seven girls were killed in the February 28 attack on the Minab elementary school.
The assault occurred as the United States and Israel initiated simultaneous attacks across Iran; in response, Tehran retaliated with strikes targeting areas in Israel and the Gulf nations.
The death toll now stands at 155 after initial reports suggested over 175 casualties.
Victims included twenty-six teachers, seven parents, a school bus driver, and a pharmacy technician from the clinic adjacent to the school, as confirmed by IRIB via a Telegram post.
The attack has been attributed to a targeting mistake involving a US Tomahawk cruise missile, according to preliminary findings of a US military investigation reported by The New York Times.
US President Donald Trump initially suggested that Iran might have been responsible for the strike despite lacking the capability to operate such weaponry.
Iran's foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, addressed the United Nations Human Rights Council in a video statement describing the assault as a 'calculated, phased operation'.
He stressed that given the technological sophistication of the American-Israeli aggressors, it is implausible to believe that the attack on the school was anything but deliberate and intentional.
