Who bombed the Iranian girls' school, killing more than 170? What we know

"On February 28, during the opening hours of the assault on Iran, a missile struck a girls' school in southern Iran, killing more than 170 people most of them schoolgirls. Since then, Israel and the US have tried to distance themselves from the attack, even as evidence mounts that the US was responsible for the killings."

"The girls' school, Shajareh Tayyebeh, was located in the city of Minab, near a base belonging to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). It was hit by a missile on February 28 at approximately 10:45am local time (07:15 GMT), a peak hour for classroom activity. The blast destroyed the two-storey building, causing the roof to collapse on students and teachers inside."

"To critics, the bombing of the school has become emblematic of the horrors of the war that the US and Israel have unleashed, and that Iran has responded to by launching thousands of missiles and drones not just at Israel and US facilities across the region, but also at Gulf neighbours who have tried hard to not get sucked into the conflict."

On February 28, during the opening phase of the US-Israeli military campaign against Iran, a missile struck Shajareh Tayyebeh Elementary School in Minab, southern Iran, killing more than 170 people, predominantly schoolchildren. The attack occurred at approximately 10:45am local time during peak classroom hours, destroying the two-story building and causing its roof to collapse. Located near an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps base in Hormozgan province, the school became a focal point for civilian casualty concerns. Despite Iran attributing the strike to the US-Israel coalition, both nations denied responsibility. Evidence and satellite imagery suggest US involvement, making the bombing emblematic of the conflict's humanitarian toll and prompting Iran's subsequent large-scale missile and drone responses.

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