Overview
- Thousands joined a mass funeral in Minab as Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi shared an image of rows of freshly dug graves and blamed US–Israeli strikes.
- US Central Command said it is reviewing reports of civilian harm and Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the United States would not deliberately target a school, while Israel said it was not aware of strikes in the area.
- UNESCO, the UN human rights office, and major rights groups such as FIDH urged a prompt, transparent, and independent investigation under international humanitarian law.
- PolitiFact refuted viral social-media posts claiming the IRGC admitted responsibility, finding no official Iranian confession and tracing the claim to an unauthenticated Telegram account.
- Reports note the Shajareh Tayyibeh school is near an IRGC facility previously linked to targeting assessments, a factor legal analysts say will be central to determining intent and legality.