U.S. Bombing in Iranian Girls School Kills Nearly 153

The death toll from a missile strike on a girls’ elementary school in southern Iran has risen to nearly 153, according to Iranian state media.

The Mizan News Agency, the official news outlet of Iran’s judiciary, reported that at least 148 people were killed and 95 others injured in the attack on Saturday morning. The report cited Ebrahim Taheri, a local prosecutor in the city of Minab.

The school strike is being described as the deadliest single incident so far in the ongoing US–Israeli military campaign in Iran.

Verified video footage and photographs from the scene show a partially collapsed school building with thick smoke rising from the rubble. Hundreds of people were seen searching through debris, while schoolbags and textbooks were pulled from the ruins. Distress cries could be heard in the background.

The damaged school building is located next to a barracks of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, according to available images and reports.

Responding to the reports, Captain Tim Hawkins, a spokesperson for US Central Command, said the United States was aware of claims of civilian casualties.

“We take these reports seriously and are looking into them,” he said in a brief statement.

Hossein Kermanpour, spokesperson for Iran’s health ministry, described the bombing as the “most painful news” of the conflict so far. In a post on X, he said, “God knows how many more children’s bodies will be recovered from under the rubble.”

Due to restrictions on international media operations in Iran, independent journalists have not been able to access the site or verify the casualty figures separately.

Reacting to the incident, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai said the victims were children who had gone to school “with hopes and dreams for their future”.

“Justice and accountability must follow,” she said. “All states must uphold international law to protect civilians and safeguard schools.”