ISTANBUL
Iran on Wednesday described the Feb. 28 missile strike on a primary school in the southern city of Minab as an “unforgivable” war crime and called for those responsible to be held accountable.
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei said the attack, which Iranian authorities say killed 168 schoolchildren, must not go unpunished.
On the US social media company X, Baqaei said a “double-tap American Tomahawk missile” strike carried out on Feb. 28 in the city of Minab “slaughtered 168 Iranian little angels.”
“An unforgivable egregious war crime that must not go with impunity,” he wrote.
Iranian state TV previously reported that the attack targeted an all girls primary school in Minab, a city in Hormozgan, southern Iran. According to the report, more than 170 people -- including students and teachers -- were killed in the strike.
The incident has drawn international attention amid conflicting claims about responsibility, but with most analyses saying the strike came from the US.
US President Donald Trump previously suggested Iran may have been behind the strike, saying: “Based on what I’ve seen, that was done by Iran.”
After reports emerged that the strike involved Tomahawk cruise missiles commonly used by the US military, Trump also claimed without citing any evidence that Iran possessed some Tomahawks.
However, US media reports Wednesday cited preliminary findings from an ongoing military investigation indicating that the strike may have been carried out by the US military.
Many analyses by media outlets said the US was to blame.
Investigations into the attack are continuing.