At least 208 children have been killed in Iran since the outbreak of the US-Israeli conflict on February 28, according to the head of Iran’s emergency services.
In a statement published by the state broadcaster IRIB, Jafar Miadfar said that 168 of the deaths resulted from a US missile strike on a girls’ school in Minab city.
Miadfar noted that 13 of the children were under the age of five, and the youngest victim was a three-day-old infant.
The escalating civilian toll highlights the humanitarian consequences of the ongoing conflict, which has seen widespread missile and airstrikes across multiple Iranian cities.
International organizations have yet to independently verify casualty figures, but reports from local authorities underscore growing concerns over attacks on educational and civilian infrastructure.
The UN and other human rights observers have repeatedly called for the protection of children and civilians under international humanitarian law, warning that indiscriminate attacks on schools and hospitals may constitute violations of the laws of war.