"The Iran men's national team wore black armbands and posed with school rucksacks as the national anthem played before a match with Nigeria, to remember the victims of a strike on a primary school in Iran on the first day of the Middle East war."
"The air strike on the school in the southern Iranian city of Minab on February 28 killed at least 170 people, including students and teachers."
"Iran's foreign minister on Friday accused the US of a calculated, phased assault on the school, while preliminary findings indicated a US Tomahawk cruise missile hit the school due to a targeting mistake."
"Iran has qualified for the World Cup finals this summer but has asked for its matches to be moved from the US to Mexico, after Trump warned that the players' life and safety would be at risk if they took part."
The Iran national team played their first match since the Middle East conflict, losing 2-1 to Nigeria. They wore black armbands and held school rucksacks to honor victims of a deadly airstrike on a primary school in Minab, which killed at least 170 people. The strike coincided with the start of the war initiated by the US and Israel. A US military investigation suggested a targeting error led to the missile hitting the school. Iran has requested to move its World Cup matches from the US to Mexico due to safety concerns.
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