Iranian media has released new footage from the aftermath of the February 28, 2026 strike on a girls’ elementary school in the southern Iranian city of Minab, an attack that killed at least 175 people — most of them children.
The footage, broadcast Sunday by Iran’s SNN TV, shows two visibly shaken young girls in dust-covered school uniforms, one of them with blood on her clothes, standing as smoke pours from the building behind them. People are seen rushing toward the wreckage in the seconds after the blast.
The school — named Shajareh Tayyebeh — sits near a naval base in Minab but is separated from the military facility by fencing. The strike occurred during the early phase of the joint U.S.–Israeli bombing campaign against Iran in early 2026.
Trump, Hegseth deny intent
U.S. President Donald Trump denied any American responsibility for the school attack at the time. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said in early March that the United States “would never deliberately target civilians” and that the incident was under review.
The Pentagon has not, in the two months since, released any findings from that review.
Iran calls it a war crime
Iranian officials have consistently described the Minab strike as a war crime, citing the proximity of the school to civilian areas and the high death toll among children.
The United Nations called the incident “a grave assault on children, on education, and on the future of an entire community.”
Casualties and context
At least 175 people were killed in the strike, the majority of them students of the Shajareh Tayyebeh school. Iranian state media identified most of the dead as girls between the ages of seven and eleven.
The Minab attack remains one of the deadliest single incidents of the 2026 U.S.–Israeli campaign against Iran. Tehran has repeatedly raised the strike at the UN Security Council, demanding an independent investigation that Washington has not endorsed.
The release of fresh footage comes as Iran continues to press for international accountability and as questions persist over targeting decisions made during the opening days of the war.
