Six months after a missile strike, families mourn dozens of children killed in Minab school
A US-linked Tomahawk missile hit Shajareh Tayebeh school in Minab, killing at least 155 people, most of them children, six months ago.
During the opening hours of the US-Israel war with Iran, a Tomahawk missile, reportedly linked to the United States, struck Shajareh Tayebeh school in the southern city of Minab. The blast killed at least 155 people, predominantly children, marking the deadliest single strike recorded by Iran. Masoumeh Zakeri described how she said goodbye to her nine-year-old daughter, Motahreh, after a Ramadan pre-fast meal, only to learn later that the school had been hit before she could reach her.
Motahreh had taken a bus to school that morning and was among those killed when the missile hit. Survivors and relatives, like Zakeri, continue to relive the loss six months later, describing the scene as one of shattered bodies and lingering trauma. The incident underscores the civilian toll of the broader regional conflict and has intensified calls for accountability.
Why it matters
The strike highlights the civilian casualties of the US-Israel-Iran conflict and its lasting impact on families.
How the sides frame it
LOW AGREEMENTLeft-leaning coverage centers on the civilian death toll and families’ mourning after the missile strike on a school, while right-leaning coverage shifts focus to the Iranian diaspora’s anxiety and portrays the Iranian regime as a genocidal threat to Americans.
LEFT
Emphasizes the human tragedy of the school missile strike and the civilian casualties it caused.
RIGHT
Highlights the impact of the US-Iran conflict on American Iranians and depicts the Iranian regime as a murderous adversary.
The left emphasises
- families mourn dozens of children killed in Minab school
- Tomahawk missile reportedly linked to the United States
- deadliest single strike recorded by Iran
The right emphasises
- American Iranians grapple with loyalty, success and US-Iran conflict
- Tehran public cemetery director wants to bury 5,000 Americans
- genocidal Iranian regime
How this story developed
- Jul 20 U.S. and Iran intensify air strikes over Strait of Hormuz, diplomacy stalls
- Aug 22 President Pezeshkian publicly urged the United States to conclude hostilities.
- Aug 22 Oil traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has virtually ceased, with only four commodity ships recorded on Thursday.
- Aug 23 Mohsen Rezaei, newly appointed chief of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, warned of seismic retaliation against any neighbor joining the U.S. economic campaign.
- Aug 23 Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi rebuked the upcoming U.S. sanctions as a desperate measure.
- Aug 24 U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced a sweeping sanctions push aimed at Iran's trade partners, while Iran pledged to stop all Gulf oil exports if the pressure continues.
- Aug 24 The Iranian rial plunged to a record low in the informal market.
- Aug 24 The United States unveiled the sanctions package on Monday.
- Aug 24 The United Arab Emirates announced it is suspending all trade with Iran.
- Aug 24 The Treasury Department unveiled Operation Economic Outcast, a fresh round of secondary sanctions targeting nations that keep trade ties with Iran.
- Aug 24 Iran formally rejected the U.S. claim to Hormuz and demanded Washington meet a 14‑point memorandum before the passage is reopened.
- Aug 25 Iranian rial fell to a record 2.02 million per US dollar.
- Aug 25 President Trump held an impromptu press briefing focused on construction projects rather than the Iran conflict.
- Aug 25 The Treasury listed about 60 Iranian individuals, entities and vessels for sanction and detailed secondary penalties for foreign firms.
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