Children killed, a school turned into a graveyard: even in wartime, we can't accept this | Gordon Brown

"The attack, carried out nearly two weeks ago when classes were under way, reduced the school building to rubble. Parents who had sent their daughters to school discovered minutes later that classrooms had become mass graves. One mother, whose daughter Zeinab had memorised the Quran and was due to compete in a national recitation contest, wept as she said: My dream died with her."

"A UN human rights panel has already demanded that the killings must be Urgently, independently and effectively investigated, with accountability for any violations. Which country is responsible for the massacre has been disputed. Over the weekend Donald Trump disclaimed any culpability on the part of the US. We think it was done by Iran, because they're very inaccurate with their munitions he said on Air Force One."

"But on Monday, a BBC investigation produced evidence of multiple US Tomahawk missiles fired and landing in the vicinity of the school, hitting, they believe, the school itself, as well as a medical clinic reportedly belonging to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The BBC found no evidence of a separate Iranian-fired missile landing at the site."

A devastating bombing at Shajareh Tayyebeh school in Minab, Iran killed approximately 168 people, primarily schoolgirls, reducing the school building to rubble during classes. The attack has prompted international calls for investigation and accountability from UN human rights panels. Responsibility remains disputed: Donald Trump claimed Iran conducted the strike due to inaccurate munitions, but BBC investigation found evidence of multiple US Tomahawk missiles fired at the location, with no evidence of Iranian-fired missiles at the site. Trump countered that other nations possess Tomahawks purchased from the US. Reports suggest US Central Command may have used outdated information for target coordinates. The same day saw another school bombing in Tehran's Narmak district, killing two students, highlighting ongoing civilian casualties in the conflict.

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