Israeli Airstrike on Iranian School Leaves 51 Dead

An Israeli airstrike targeted a girls' school in Minab, located in Iran's southern Hormozgan Province, killing at least 51 people, as reported by Iranian state media on Saturday. The attack has raised the civilian toll amid ongoing large-scale bombardments by Israeli forces against Iranian targets.

Iranian state-affiliated Mehr News Agency reported that at least two students were killed in a separate Israeli strike on a school in eastern Tehran. The Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) confirmed the Minab school was struck during the attack earlier that day.

The Iranian authorities have not yet released further details regarding the extent of casualties or damage from the strike. This incident follows a joint military operation launched earlier on Saturday by the United States and Israel, targeting perceived security threats from Iran.

In retaliation, Iran launched missile strikes against U.S. military installations across the Middle East, with reports of direct hits affecting facilities linked to the U.S. Navy's Fifth Fleet headquarters in Bahrain.

Explosions were reported across Tehran hours after the initial strike, indicating rising tensions in the region despite ongoing nuclear talks between Washington and Tehran.