At least 201 people have died across Iran, more than 40 of them children, and around 747 have been injured following airstrikes carried out in recent hours by the United States and Israel. This was reported by the Noticias Argentina Agency based on some reports, despite the Iranian regime not providing further details. At least 153 people, including dozens of children, died in an explosion at a girls' primary school in Hormozgan province, southern Iran. The Iranian regime blamed the United States for this incident, although both countries provided no information. US media reported that the US Central Command (Centcom) was investigating reports of the incident, while the Israeli army stated it had no knowledge of any operations by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in the area. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian described the event in the city of Minab as a "barbaric act" and "another black page in the history of countless crimes committed by the aggressors." Officials from the Red Cross and Red Crescent in Geneva said that rescue teams were mobilized to go to the school following the incident. One official said that the school, located in Hormozgan province, had been "the target of three missile attacks." The attack on the girls' primary school. The death toll in a girls' primary school in Iran's southern Hormozgan province rose to 153 following a joint attack by the US and Israel, the semi-official news agency Tasnim reported. The operation also left 95 injured, local prosecutor Ebrahim Taheri stated. The prosecutor said that most of the victims of the brutal attack were former students, but among the dead there were also teachers, school staff, and parents of former students. On Saturday morning, Israel and the United States launched joint attacks on Tehran and other Iranian cities, including Tabriz, Qom, Isfahan, Kermanshah, and Karaj. Iran responded with missile and drone attacks on Israeli and American bases throughout the region.
US and Israel Strike Iran: Dozens Dead, Mostly Children
Joint US and Israeli airstrikes in Iran, particularly in Hormozgan province, have killed hundreds. The primary target was a girls' school, where most victims were children. The Iranian president condemned the attack as a "barbaric act."