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FM spox: Minab school carnage one example of US-Israel crimes against Iranians
Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman paid tribute to the victims of the Minab school massacre in southern Iran, saying it is just one example among hundreds of crimes committed by the United States and Israel against Iranians.
Addressing a Sunday ceremony in commemoration of the fallen children, Esmaeil Baqaei said that the city of Lamerd in the southern Iranian province of Fars was targeted on the same day that Minab school was bombed on February 28, and became a test ground for the United States’ newest lethal weapon, namely a cluster missile that would explode into 180,000 deadly shrapnel.
The US attack on Shajare Tayyebe Elementary school in the city of Minab left 175 students and teachers deal. On the same day, the US carried out another airstrike on a sports hall in the city of Lamerd in Fars Province, killing 24 innocent Iranians and injuring over 130 others.
“Preserving the memory of these children is not simply a tribute to the past, but rather a responsibility to protect truth, justice, and humanity, and a covenant with the future,” Baqaei stated.
He added that world nations, irrespective of all their diversity, have some traits in common, and this commonality is part of human nature.
“All nations cherish their lost children. Grief over the loss of a child is a protection of human nature and conscience. Children are the most innocent and first victims of war; whether those who fall victim to bullets, bombs, and missiles, or those whose bodies and souls suffer permanent wounds, or those who bear the heavy burden of losing their fathers, mothers, and loved ones for the rest of their lives,” Baqaei stated.
The Iranian diplomat emphasized that the fallen children of Minab and Lamerd, as well as many other minors martyred during the June 2025 and the recent 40-day US-Israeli wars of aggression, remind everyone of their responsibility towards the truth.
The spokesperson emphasized that the attack on the Minab school and the residential area of Lamerd is a clear instance of a war crime, saying that Iran will utilize all legal and international mechanisms to prosecute the perpetrators of these crimes.