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2026-09-28 18:17
Beyond the Tears
Director Babak Khajepasha, maker of "Land of Angels," speaks candidly about telling the stories of children killed in war, from Gaza to Minab. He explains why he believes audiences should be pushed to think rather than simply weep, what he saw at Hiroshima's memorial, and why he thinks major film festivals have lost their way. He also talks about filming during the forty-day war and why he sees family as the heart of his cinema.
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2026-09-23 21:05
“Shouldn't a school always be a safe place?”: Minab student asks US schoolchildren
A student from Minab has addressed American students, calling for schools to remain safe spaces for children and remembering classmates who were killed when Shajareh Tayyebeh Primary School was struck in a US military attack.
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2026-09-23 20:58
Minab school year begins at site honoring students killed in US-Israeli attack
The new academic year officially began in Minab on Wednesday, September 23, with students, families and officials attending a ceremony at the Shajareh Tayyebeh school.
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2026-09-23 15:28
U.S. war on Iran's students
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2026-09-22 15:42
The Bell That Never Rang
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2026-09-20 20:29
MP: US criminal act in Lamerd and Minab is a modern example of crimes in Hiroshima and Nagasa
TEHRAN — Iran’s Deputy Parliament Speaker Hamid Reza Haji Babaei has lashed out at the United States over its deadly strikes against civilian targets in southern Iran, declaring Washington’s strikes on the city of Lamerd and the Shajareh Tayyebah school in Minab as direct modern manifestations of the atomic atrocities perpetrated against Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
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2026-09-19 21:07
By Mohammad Sarfi, Editor-in-Chief
From My Lai to Minab: A question every American should ask themselves
TEHRAN — After the UN Fact-Finding Mission on Iran said it had reasonable grounds to believe that the United States had committed war crimes in two attacks — on a school in Minab and a sports stadium in Lamerd — during its military assault on Iran, Washington responded with a hasty denial, offering no evidence to substantiate its rejection of the findings.
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2026-09-02 21:06
Sirous Moqaddam turns Minab tragedy into “Empty Grave”
TEHRAN- Iranian filmmaker and painter Sirous Moqaddam says his deep personal attachment to southern Iran and his encounter with the families of the Minab school victims inspired him to create “Empty Grave,” a painting dedicated to the children killed in the tragic attack on a school in the southern city of Minab.
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2026-08-23 20:53
Iranian artists to showcase works at Sydney exhibition on war and peace
TEHRAN- The Benevolent Iranian Women Association will participate in an art exhibition in Sydney, Australia, in early September, presenting selected works by Iranian artists at an event exploring the human consequences of war and destruction.
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2026-08-16 16:07
Database unveiled to document Minab war crime, commemorate victims
TEHRAN - A comprehensive database of information, documents, and narratives has been unveiled on the 168th day since the US-Israeli war crime at Minab School to systematically document the various dimensions of the tragedy and preserve the memory of its innocent victims.
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2026-08-10 21:49
By Habib Ahmadzadeh
Makan Nasiri’s family meets Hiroshima mayor on 81st anniversary of atomic bombing
Minab tragedy recounted in Hiroshima as Makan’s mother calls for children killed in wars to become a global cause
Hiroshima — On the 81st anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, the parents of Makan Nasiri, a seven-year-old student who went missing in the Minab school tragedy, met with Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui and briefed him on the Minab incident and the consequences of war for children and civilians.
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2026-08-05 21:50
Over 16,000 entries received for Minab school literary award
TEHRAN- The secretariat of the first International Six-Word Story Award, titled “Minab School – 168 Unfinished Short Stories” has announced an overwhelming response to its inaugural call for entries, attracting participants from across the globe.
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2026-07-26 13:41
American Activist Reflects on the Legacy of Minab's Children
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2026-07-22 20:56
140 days after the horrific massacre of students in Minab
34 mothers lay their children's remains to rest again
TEHRAN - In a solemn display of grief and defiance, the streets of Minab in southern Iran were draped in mourning on Wednesday as residents gathered to pay their final respects to the young victims of the tragic February 28 US missile strike on the Shajareh Tayyebeh Elementary School.
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2026-07-22 17:27
The Last Embrace
The funeral ceremony for the martyred students of the Shajareh Tayyebeh school in Minab was held today, with thousands of mourners—including families of the martyrs and officials—paying their respects.
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2026-07-05 21:22
“Eyes of Minab” art installation greets foreign dignitaries at Leader’s farewell ceremony
TEHRAN – A memorial dedicated to the martyred children of Shajareh Tayyebeh elementary school in Minab has been placed at the entrance of the hall where foreign officials are paying their respects to the martyred Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Seyyed Ali Khamenei, at the Tehran’s Mosalla.
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2026-06-30 20:46
By Samaneh Aboutalebi
Art installation in Minab becomes symbol of collective remembrance
TEHRAN- In the aftermath of the tragedy at Shajareh Tayyebeh elementary school in Minab, a striking artistic intervention transformed the damaged site into a powerful visual reminder of loss, memory, and resilience. The installation, known as “Red Butterflies”, was conceived and executed by the Architecture Center of the Art Bureau, under the direction of architect Mostafa Momeni-Rad, as an effort to preserve public attention on the victims and ensure that the tragedy would not fade from collective memory.
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2026-06-30 20:39
Defense chief vows ‘decisive’ response to any ceasefire breach by US
TEHRAN — Iran’s acting defense minister has warned that the country’s armed forces remain on a war footing and will strike back forcefully against any violation of the current ceasefire, as the United States appears either unable or unwilling to fully uphold its commitments under the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding, signed in mid-June.
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2026-06-30 12:40
The Shoe Left Behind
On the morning of February 28, in the heart of Minab, a small city in southern Iran, a vibrant school once echoed with laughter and dreams. But on a tragic day, that laughter was silenced forever.
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2026-06-28 12:04
Iran minister announces memorial initiatives for Minab school attack victims
TEHRAN - Iran’s Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts, Seyyed Reza Salehi-Amiri, said on Sunday that the government plans to establish a national campaign to commemorate those martyred in the missile strike on Shajareh Tayyebeh Elementary School in Minab, including the creation of a museum, a permanent secretariat and a nationwide cultural initiative.
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2026-06-27 21:23
New book documents US-Zionist war crime in Minab
TEHRAN- Amir Kabir Publications in Tehran has announced the upcoming release of “Blood-Tears of Minab”, authored by Hamidreza Mohajerani.
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2026-06-26 21:12
Iran urges UN to hold US, Israel accountable for deadly strike on Minab school
TEHRAN– Iran has called on the international community to hold the United States and Israel accountable for 'a war crime against children,' condemning the deadly strike on a primary school in the southern city of Minab during the recent US-Israeli military campaign against the country.
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2026-06-26 19:06
By Syeda Farheen Naqi Mossavi
The blood of Minab: America’s war on Iran and the world’s silence
HAFIZABAD, Pakistan - On February 28, 2026, the first day of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, a Tomahawk missile struck the Shajareh Tayyebeh Elementary School in the southern city of Minab. The missile hit during class hours. Inside were young children, girls and boys between the ages of seven and twelve, sitting in their classrooms.
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2026-06-21 20:34
By Garsha Vazirian
The little girl from Gaza who became a global reckoning
Hind Rajab’s voice now echoes through every airport lounge and courtroom where Israeli war criminals once felt safe
TEHRAN — For three agonizing hours on January 29, 2024, a five-year-old girl named Hind Rajab was the only living soul in a car filled with the bodies of her family. Israeli tank fire had devastated their vehicle in Gaza City. Wounded and terrified, she stayed on the phone with emergency dispatchers and begged for rescue.
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2026-06-20 21:12
Iranian photographer wins top honor at Golden Shot Photography Awards 2026
TEHRAN- Morteza Akhondi, a distinguished photographer from Iran’s Hormozgan province, has secured the first-place prize in the Editorial/Press category at the prestigious Golden Shot Photography Awards 2026.
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2026-06-17 17:24
"Crimson Butterflies" depicts charred children of Minab
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2026-06-16 18:17
Photo exhibit on Minab’s handicrafts and cultural heritage opens in Tehran
TEHRAN - A photo exhibition highlighting the handicrafts, cultural heritage and social resilience of the southern Iranian city of Minab opened at Iran’s Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts this week as part of National Handicrafts Week celebrations.
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2026-06-09 20:11
By Garsha Vazirian
A blue sweater and a shoe in the bombed schoolyard
100+ days after the Pentagon vaporized a primary school in Minab, a look at the architects and accomplices behind the modern My Lai
TEHRAN — Over 100 days have passed since the missiles struck. Over 100 days of grief that does not diminish, of mothers holding schoolbooks of their martyred children, of small graves that should never have been dug.
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2026-06-07 20:19
“Bombs for Peace” exhibition in Sydney pays tribute to martyred children of Minab, Gaza
SYDNEY- The “Bombs for Peace” exhibition, organized by the Benevolent Iranian Women Association of Sydney in collaboration with the Iranian Friends of Palestine and Families for Palestine, took place from June 5 to 7 in Sydney, Australia.
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2026-06-07 20:01
Velayati condemns killing of children in conflicts, calls for global protection of schools
TEHRAN – A senior advisor to Iran’s Leader has strongly condemned the killing of children in armed conflicts, describing children as a universal red line for humanity and asserting that the loss of any child anywhere in the world is tantamount to a loss for all mankind.