Seven Months On, No Accountability for Minab Strike

Nearly seven months into the ongoing conflict, the United States has still not issued an apology or accepted direct responsibility for a devastating military strike on a primary school in Iran's southern city of Minab.

Speaking at a global policy summit, Ayatullah Abdul Majid Hakeem Ilahi, a senior diplomat and representative of Iran's Supreme Leader, condemned the lack of accountability from Washington. He stated that the February 28 attack on the Shajareh Tayyebeh school claimed the lives of 168 innocent people, with the remains of several children still unrecovered.

"They attacked Iran. On February 28, they attacked a primary school two times and killed 168 innocent people at the school. Till now, some of the bodies of these children couldn't be found," Ilahi said during his address.

"Their mothers and fathers are still crying because they don't have any grave to go to and cry for their children," he added, noting the ongoing psychological toll on grieving families as a new academic session begins.

UN Investigation and Contested Claims

The deadly strike has drawn international scrutiny, prompting the deployment of a UN-backed investigative committee to examine civilian casualties resulting from the opening weeks of the US-Israeli military campaign against Iran.

According to the UN-backed investigative team, the incident involved two major strikes on February 28. The first utilized Tomahawk missiles targeting the clearly identifiable primary school in Minab. A second concurrent strike involved Precision Strike Missions dispersing tungsten pellets over a densely populated residential area and sports complex in the nearby city of Lamerd, resulting in the deaths of 22 civilian men and women.

While international investigators have detailed the scale of the devastation, the United States Central Command has publicly denied responsibility for the strike in Lamerd. Meanwhile, the administration under Donald Trump has yet to release the findings of a formal Pentagon investigation into the bombing of the Minab primary school or address the mounting diplomatic pressure.

Grief and Ongoing Suffering

Humanitarian concerns continue to mount as families of the victims struggle to process the tragedy. Local reports and diplomatic accounts indicate that many parents, having prepared school supplies and notebooks for the new academic year, face empty classrooms and enduring trauma.

"Unfortunately until now the United States, the State of America, didn't apologise for this big mistake and for attacking our primary school," Ilahi stated, emphasizing that international mechanisms must continue to press for transparency and accountability in the protection of civilian infrastructure during armed conflicts.