Iran Demands Accountability From US Over Primary School Strike

Iran has renewed its call for international condemnation of a strike on a primary school, saying Washington has not offered an apology for the deaths of children.

Speaking on Friday at the NDTV World Summit in New Delhi, senior diplomat Abdul Majid Hakim Elahi, who represents Iran's Supreme Leader, said the attack killed 168 children. He added that some bodies remain missing to this day.

'Many people in the world are suffering because of wars started by certain countries,' Elahi said. 'They attacked Iran and carried out an attack on a primary school on February 28, killing 168 innocent children. Even today, some children have not been found, and their parents are still crying because they have no grave at all where they can mourn.'

The school in question is the Shajare Tayyebeh school in Minab. Reports from the attack put the number of children killed at more than 160.

Elahi said the start of the academic year in October, a time that usually brings students back to Iranian schools, now serves as a painful reminder of those lost. He criticised the United States for not apologising for what he called a grave error.

He also cited a United Nations committee that investigated the incident. Its report, he said, stated that 125 children died in the strike.

Elahi urged all free people and supporters of human rights to speak out against such tragedies so that they are never repeated, regardless of the country where they occur.

He also responded to questions about the condition of Mojtaba Khamenei, saying the Supreme Leader is in full health and performing his duties. Elahi noted that the President had recently described a seven-hour meeting with Khamenei, and that the Speaker of Parliament, who will soon visit India, had also met him for several hours.

According to Elahi, Khamenei was present at his father's funeral and joined people during protests in Iran.