The Morning the U.S. Bombed a School in Iran
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The Morning the U.S. Bombed a School in Iran
Parents, teachers, and first responders tell the story of what happened in Minab at the Shajareh Tayyebeh School massacre on the first day of the war. 
Jeremy Scahill Oct 03, 2026 6 3 Share
In the opening hours of the war against Iran, on February 28, 2026, the U.S. military fired Tomahawk cruise missiles directly at a school in the southern city of Minab. At least 156 people were killed that morning at Shajareh Tayyebeh school—120 of them were children and 26 were teachers. It will go down in history as one of the gravest war crimes committed by the U.S. government since Vietnam.
Drop Site News conducted a two-month investigation into the strike, speaking with survivors, first responders, parents, doctors, teachers, psychologists, and other witnesses. Some of them had never before shared their experiences of that day. This is their story.
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Massacre at Minab: The School That Became a Grave
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On the morning of Saturday, February 28, people across Iran began their day like any other. It was one week into the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, and people were prep…
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