Iranian authorities confirmed that the death toll has risen to 85, including 53 girls, following an Israeli attack on a primary school in the southern city of Minab in Hormozgan province. President Masoud Pezeshkian described the incident as a "barbaric act." The Minab prosecutor's office revised the victim count after the bombing of the Shajareh Tayyebeh girls' school. Official condemnation and regional tension. The Iranian president issued a statement strongly condemning the attack. "The martyrdom of dozens of innocent students after the cowardly attack by American and Zionist aggressors against civilian centers pains the hearts of the entire Iranian people," Pezeshkian stated. He asserted that "this barbaric act is another black page in the record of innumerable crimes committed against this land, which will never be erased from the historical memory of our nation." Military escalation in the Middle East. Early Saturday, Israel and the United States launched attacks on Iranian territory, with explosions reported in Tehran, as well as in Tabriz (northwest) and Isfahan (central). In response, Iran's Revolutionary Guard announced the launch of missiles and drones against US military bases in Bahrain, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates, as well as military targets in Israel. Chaos in Tehran and information restrictions. EFE journalists reported scenes of chaos in Tehran's streets, with traffic jams, parents withdrawing their children from schools, and long lines at ATMs. Additionally, Iranian authorities closed the country's airspace and suspended internet services. EFE noted that it has not been able to independently verify the full extent of the attacks, as international media are not permitted in the Islamic Republic to access or document areas affected by the bombings.
