Iran has renewed its call for reparations for victims of the deadly Minab school bombing, accusing the United States and Israel of failing to ensure accountability five months after the attack.
Tehran said the victims and their families deserve truth, justice and compensation, arguing that the absence of a transparent investigation has denied them justice.
In a statement posted on X by Iran’s Permanent Mission in Geneva, the government cited findings by United Nations human rights experts, who described the bombing as a serious violation of international humanitarian law.
Quoting the UN experts, the mission said, “The attack on the Minab school is the most egregious example of a wider failure by the US and Israel to ensure the protection of civilians during armed conflict, including women and children.”
The renewed demand follows the February strike on a girls’ school in Minab, located in Iran’s southern Hormozgan Province, during the US-Israeli military campaign against Iran.
Iran says at least 165 people, including children, were killed in the attack, which sparked widespread condemnation within the country.
The United States and Israel have maintained that their military operations targeted strategic sites and have denied intentionally targeting civilians.
However, Tehran insists that UN experts concluded accountability efforts have stalled.
Citing the UN findings, Iran said the experts also stressed that “justice delayed is justice denied,” urging the international community to ensure those responsible are held accountable.
Tehran further argued that genuine accountability must begin with acknowledging that civilian deaths cannot simply be dismissed as accidental.
It also quoted the experts as saying that describing civilian casualties as mistakes does not remove states’ obligations under international humanitarian and human rights law, nor does it rule out individual criminal responsibility where violations have occurred.
Iran reiterated its demand for justice and compensation for victims and their families, maintaining that the attack amounted to a breach of international law.
Earlier this year, a group of UN special rapporteurs and other independent human rights experts expressed concern over the bombing, describing it as one of the gravest incidents involving civilian casualties during the conflict.
They called for a prompt, independent and transparent investigation and stressed that states are legally required to investigate alleged violations of international humanitarian law and provide effective remedies where unlawful harm is established.
The United States and Israel have continued to reject allegations that they deliberately targeted civilians.
