Iranian girls' school hit in strike had active website, years-long online presence
India Today
A girls' school in Minab, Iran, with a long online presence and visible school activity, was destroyed in a February 28 strike that investigators believe was likely carried out by the United States.
An Iranian girls’ school that took a direct hit on the first day of the war had maintained a yearslong online presence, including dozens of photos of students and school activities, before it was destroyed along with at least six other buildings in an adjacent military compound, a Reuters investigation has found.
The online footprint of the Shajareh Tayyebeh School in Minab raises questions about how the United States vets and reviews potential strike locations. Investigators at the US Defence Department believe American forces were likely responsible for the bombing, and new indications suggest the strike may have relied on outdated targeting data.
Separated from the nearby base by a wall painted with bright murals, the school was the northernmost building hit in the barrage on February 28. The building was destroyed in the strike, and Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva, Ali Bahreini, said 150 students were killed.
Satellite imagery from as early as 2018 showed the school’s brightly painted outer walls. A version of the school’s website archived in 2025 displayed photos of girls dressed in identical pink and white uniforms studying and playing. The school was also listed on a local business listing website, and satellite images from the months leading up to the strike showed playground markings and other signs indicating the building was functioning as a school.
An analysis of satellite imagery, photos and videos of the attack and its aftermath suggests the cluster of buildings was struck by a series of munitions, including at least one American Tomahawk cruise missile.
Video of the moment of impact on nearby buildings showed a plume of smoke rising in the background. Satellite images taken after the strike showed at least seven distinct explosions along a roughly 325-meter axis, including the destroyed school, a rooftop punctured by a large hole and another building flattened.
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