US-Iran conflict: 60 children killed, 80 injured after rocket hits Iranian school

This image grab taken from Iranian state television broadcasted on February 28, 2026, show what it says is the site of deadly US and Israeli strikes that hit a girls' elementary school in Minab, in the southern Iranian province of Hormozgan near the strategic sea route of the Strait of Hormuz. The United States and Israel launched strikes against Iran on February 28, sparking fears of regional war with explosions reported across the Middle East as the Islamic republic retaliated with barrages of missiles. (Photo by IRIB TV / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / IRIB / HANDOUT" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

MOSCOW: At least 60 children were killed and 80 more people were injured when a rocket hit a school in southern Iran, Iranian Health Ministry spokesman Hossein Kermanpour said on Saturday (Feb 28).

"Sixty children were killed, 80 were injured, God knows how many more bodies will be pulled from the rubble," Kermanpour wrote on X, reported Sputnik/RIA Novosti.- Bernama