Death toll from school bombing in southern Iran reportedly rises to 165

[BeyondGeography]

The death toll from a missile strike on a girls’ school in southern Iran has risen to 165, according to state media. The IRNA news agency also cited a local prosecutor as saying that 96 people had been wounded in Saturday’s strike in Minab. The strike on school appears to be the worst mass casualty event of the US-Israeli-led bombing campaign on Iran so far.

Video and photographs of the aftermath, which have been verified as authentic and geolocated to the site, show hundreds of people gathered around the partially collapsed and smoking building, with rubble strewn across the street and men digging through it for victims. Screams can be heard in the background. In some of the images, schoolbags and textbooks are being pulled from the debris.

Capt Tim Hawkins, the spokesperson for US Central Command, said the US was “aware of reports concerning civilian harm resulting from ongoing military operations. We take these reports seriously and are looking into them”.

The school building appears to be adjacent to an Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps barracks.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/01/iran-school-bombing-death-toll-us-israel-strikes?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

[underpants]

1. Jesus.

[Bread and Circuses]

2. Well Done , US and Israel.... Child Murderers ......

And if this post is flagged …
I’ll know why.

We have the blood of innocents on our hands for supplying weapons over and over and over and over.

[Prairie Gates]

3. The Netanyahu/IDF fans are requiring that we absolutely disbelieve that this happened

because it was announced by the Iranian government, Iranian government aligned media, and the International Red Crescent, also run by the Revolutionary Guard, or something. Also, every other (mainly non-US) media agency that has reported it.

But if you mention it on an internet message board, they will absolutely flock to the thread to tell you not to believe it. Hell, the denialism worked well for Gaza, so why not here, too, right?

[gulliver]

4. IRNA should be called "Homophobia Today"

I do give credit to The Guardian for at least noting right at the top that this data is from "Iranian state media." Nuff said

[BeyondGeography]

5. You should also give them credit for citing information that supports the report

Or are you saying the whole thing is a hoax?

[gulliver]

6. They lead with IRNA...

... which translates into "read no further." I wouldn't say it's a hoax. I would just say that if IRNA is mentioned at all, any information that follows should be taken as tainted at best.

[BeyondGeography]

9. So you read no further?

Brilliant.

[gulliver]

10. The headline was from the homophobic IRNA

The headline. Let that sink in. The headline was from IRNA.

Actually, The Guardian should really be ashamed of quoting IRNA at all, because that news agency is fervently homophobic and also had no problems reporting the floggings of women. But using IRNA information in the headline and opening paragraphs is unforgivable.

It's giving credence to a homophobic and misogynistic news source.

I, personally, am against homophobia and misogyny.

[usedtobedemgurl]

7. Brought to you by the pro life party.

[Cha]

8. 💔☮️🌺🌻🕯️🕊️💜

[malaise]

11. War crimes in an illegal war

Aka genocide

[Clouds Passing]

12. The children

x 165

“They” both have a severe problem with unaliving children

[2naSalit]

14. They've been doing it...

Out in the open for years now and still nobody has stopped them.

[Initech]

13. Fuck the fucking assholes.

May Trump and Hegseth rot in the hottest of hells for eternity.