A US missile attack has hit the Hafez Khomeini School in the central Iranian city of Khomein. The attack has caused extensive damage to the school and some surrounding homes.
The missile strike has also caused devastation in residential areas adjacent to the school. People in the school and surrounding homes are in panic, and local administrations have launched emergency relief and rescue operations.
Earlier, at least 170 children were killed in a US missile attack on a girls’ school in the southern Iranian city of Minab. Demands for a fair investigation into that incident were growing. The new attack on the Hafez Khomeini School in Khomein took place in that situation.
Local authorities said that emergency rescue operations were immediately launched in the school and surrounding areas after the missile attack. The injured are being taken to hospitals and security measures have been strengthened.
Iran’s Defense and Education Ministries have issued warnings about the incident. They said that protecting the safety of children and students is the highest priority of the state and the international community must express concern over such incidents.
After Khomeini’s attack, local parents and community leaders described such attacks as “inhumane.” They said that direct attacks on children are a clear violation of international law and humanitarian values.
Human rights and child protection organizations worldwide strongly condemned the incident. They urged the US administration to accept responsibility for such attacks and take steps to ensure the safety of children in the future.
Local Iranian media also published reports with videos and photos of the missile attack. There are images of destruction in the school and surrounding areas.
The international community is concerned in the context of this incident. Experts are expressing fears that the ongoing tensions and military conflict in the Middle East may further escalate.
Finally, the attack on Khomeini’s Hafez Khomeini School has generated strong reactions at the local and international levels. Urgent assistance has been called for to treat the injured and rebuild the damaged infrastructure.
