Iran school bombing: Will the truth come out? | The Global Story
On February 28th, in the opening hours of the first day of the US-Israel war against Iran, an attack on a school in the southern
On February 28th, in the opening hours of the first day of the US-Israel war against Iran, an attack on a school in the southern city of Minab killed 156 people, including 120 children. To date, it is the deadliest single incident for civilians during the Iran war. Experts say the school was hit by a precision guided Tomahawk missile - a weapon that neither Israel nor Iran are known to possess.
Yet five months on, the US government has not formally accepted responsibility. The Global Story's Asma Khalid speaks to the BBC’s senior international investigations correspondent, Nawal Al-Maghafi, who recently returned from Iran where she visited Minab and met with survivors of the strike and the families of those who were killed. She also speaks to the BBC’s State Department correspondent, Tom Bateman, about his attempts to get answers from US officials.
For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com/news 00:00 Introduction 01:20 Inside Iran 05:42 Hearing from different sides in Iran 06:40 What happened when the school was bombed? 10:06 The impact on the community 15:17 Frustrations
with the war in Iran 16:45 Who could be responsible for striking the school? 21:30 US statements on activity in the Iran war 22:42 Questions over timing of the school strike 23:39 Trump administration comments Thumbnail credit: Majid Asgaripour/WANA via Reuters
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