{"id":14168,"date":"2026-03-06T22:44:25","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T22:44:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=14168"},"modified":"2026-03-06T22:44:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T22:44:25","slug":"calls-grow-for-independent-probe-into-deadly-iranian-girls-school-attack-israel-iran-conflict-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=14168","title":{"rendered":"Calls grow for independent probe into deadly Iranian girls\u2019 school attack | Israel-Iran conflict News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>\u2018No excuse for killing girls in a classroom,\u2019 UN experts say, amid push for justice after Minab primary school assault.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><button class=\"article-listen-container\" aria-labelledby=\"listen-text listen-duration\" data-testid=\"listen-to-article-button\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"article-listen-container__text\" data-testid=\"listen-to-article-text\">Listen to this article<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0|\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"article-listen-container__duration\">4 mins<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/button><button tabindex=\"0\" class=\"tooltip-accessible_trigger\"><svg class=\"icon icon--info icon--main-grey-dark icon--16 listen-to-article-tooltip__icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\"><title>info<\/title><path class=\"icon-main-color\" d=\"M12 0a12 12 0 1 0 0 24 12 12 0 0 0 0-24Zm-.226 3.225a2.039 2.039 0 0 1 2.155 1.924v.193a1.998 1.998 0 0 1-2.155 2.149 2.029 2.029 0 0 1-2.146-2.15 2.039 2.039 0 0 1 1.955-2.122h.193l-.002.006Zm3.227 15.525a.75.75 0 0 1-.752.75H9.75a.75.75 0 0 1-.75-.75v-1.5a.75.75 0 0 1 .752-.75h.748V12h-.75a.75.75 0 0 1-.75-.75v-1.5a.75.75 0 0 1 .752-.751h3a.75.75 0 0 1 .75.752v6.75h.75a.75.75 0 0 1 .75.749L15 18.75Z\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Calls are growing for an independent investigation into an attack on a girls\u2019 school in southern Iran that killed 165 young pupils this week, with United Nations experts denouncing the deadly bombing as \u201ca grave assault on children\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement on Friday, a group of UN experts said girls between the ages of seven and 12 were the main victims of the attack on the primary school in Minab on Saturday \u2013 the first day of the United States and Israel\u2019s war against Iran.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 3 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>\u201cAn attack on a functioning school during class hours raises the most serious concerns under international law and must be urgently, independently, and effectively investigated, with accountability for any violations,\u201d they said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA strike on a school represents a grave assault on children, on education, and on the future of an entire community,\u201d the experts said. \u201cThere is no excuse for killing girls in a classroom.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rights advocates have pointed to the Minab school attack as evidence of potential war crimes being committed by Israel and the US in a war that legal experts say was launched in violation of the UN Charter and in breach of international law.<\/p>\n<p>They also say it is an example of the heavy toll Iranian civilians are paying amid the conflict, which has killed at least 1,332 people so far, according to the latest figures cited by Iran\u2019s state media outlets.<\/p>\n<p>Iran\u2019s UN envoy, Amir Saeid Iravani, told reporters on Monday that the school was \u201cdeliberately destroyed\u201d in US-Israeli attacks against the country.\u00a0\u201cAs a result, 165 innocent schoolgirls were martyred. I repeat it \u2013 165 schoolgirls martyred,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Investigations published in recent days suggest US President Donald Trump\u2019s administration was responsible for the attack.<\/p>\n<p>The Reuters news agency, quoting two unnamed US officials, reported on Thursday that American military investigators believe it is likely that US forces were responsible.<\/p>\n<p>Using satellite imagery as well as verified videos and official statements, The New York Times also said US forces \u201cwere most likely to have carried out the strike\u201d as they were attacking an adjacent naval base operated by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).<\/p>\n<p>White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters on Wednesday that Washington was investigating the incident.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Department of War and the United States armed forces do not target civilians,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4372413\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4372413\" style=\"width:770px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-arc-image-770 wp-image-4372413\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ap_69ab093aa7bbf-1772816698.jpg?w=770&amp;resize=770%2C513&amp;quality=80\" alt=\"A coffin is carried during the funeral of mostly children killed in what Iranian officials said was an Israeli-U.S. strike Feb. 28 at a girls' elementary school in Minab, Iran, Tuesday, March 3, 2026. (Abbas Zakeri\/Mehr News Agency via AP)\" fetchpriority=\"low\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4372413\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A coffin is carried during the funeral of mostly children killed in the attack on the school in Minab, Iran, on March 3, 2026 [Abbas Zakeri\/Mehr News Agency via AP Photo]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>UN human rights chief Volker Turk told reporters on Friday that, \u201cwhatever outcome there will be of the investigations, we hope they will be prompt and that they will be done in full transparency\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe also expect accountability to be served because obviously mistakes were clearly made,\u201d Turk said in Geneva, Switzerland, stressing that \u201caccountability is absolutely critical\u201d along with redress and compensation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is a lesson to be learned \u2013 a horrible, tragic lesson to be learned \u2013 when girls are killed in this way,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hope there will be not only guarantees of non-recurrence, but a review of all the standard operating procedures when it comes to these issues, and especially when it comes to conduct of hostilities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, DAWN, a US-based advocacy group, has urged Iran to give the International Criminal Court (ICC) jurisdiction over crimes committed on its territory since the war began.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom the killing of over 150 students and teachers to strikes on hospitals full of newborns, every day more and more evidence emerges pointing to the commission of grave war crimes in Iran since the start of the war,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/dawnmena.org\/iran-grant-international-criminal-court-jurisdiction-over-apparent-crimes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> the group\u2019s executive director, Omar Shakir.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVictims deserve justice. The mechanisms exist and the US has no veto over them.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4372411\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4372411\" style=\"width:770px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-arc-image-770 wp-image-4372411\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/afp_69ab093374f1-1772816691.jpg?w=770&amp;resize=770%2C513&amp;quality=80\" alt=\"In this picture obtained from Iran's ISNA news agency, mourners cry during the funeral of children killed in a reported strike on a primary school in Iran\u2019s Hormozgan province, in Minab on March 3, 2026.\" fetchpriority=\"low\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4372411\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mourners cry during the funeral of 165 schoolgirls killed in the attack on a primary school, in Minab, on March 3, 2026 [AFP]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2018No excuse for killing girls in a classroom,\u2019 UN experts say, amid push for justice after Minab primary school assault. 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