Breaking | 40 Students Killed in Attack on Elementary School in Southern Iran

Iranian media reported today, Saturday, that 40 students were killed and dozens injured in a missile strike targeting a girls' elementary school in the city of Minab in Hormozgan province, amid military operations announced by the United States and Israel.

Videos online showed the massive destruction inflicted on the school building, while around 170 students were present at the time of the attack.
The Deputy Governor of Hormozgan and the "Tasnim" news agency confirmed the attack, while Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Ismail Baqaei pointed to the severity of the losses.

Hormozgan province is a strategic area that includes several Iranian naval bases, increasing the importance of the location in the context of the current military escalation.