Iran to turn bombed girls’ school into museum commemorating US ‘crimes’

2026.03.16 10:50 Rescuers search through the rubble after a girls’ school in Minab, Iran, is hit by a missile on February 28. Photo: AP Iran plans to convert the girls’ school that was bombed on the first day of the war into a museum commemorating the nearly 200 victims of the strike. “This school is a living document of the Americans’ willingness to commit crimes and must be registered and documented for preservation in the historical memory of the Iranian people,” the Iranian government said in a statement issued on Monday. At least 168 pupils aged between seven and 12 years old, 26 teachers and four parents were killed in the attack in the southern city of Minab on February 28. Various media reports have pointed the finger at the United States as being responsible for the attack. Citing confidential sources, The New York Times and CNN have reported that the preliminary results of an investigation indicate US responsibility. A screengrab shows what experts say is a US Tomahawk missile close to the Shajareh Tayyebeh girls’ school in Minab on February 28. Photo: Mehr News/Reuters The US is said to have targeted an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps base to which the school building previously belonged. Outdated location data reportedly led to the fatal error. Further details about the plans for the museum were not initially provided. The school is to be rebuilt elsewhere in memory of the victims. US President Donald Trump said over the weekend that Iran was ready to make a deal to end the war, but the US wanted better terms, including a commitment by Tehran to abandon nuclear activities. “Iran wants to make a deal, and I don’t want to make it because the terms aren’t good enough yet,” he said. However, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi denied seeking talks or a ceasefire with the US. “We don’t see any reason why we should talk with Americans, because we were talking with them when they decided to attack us,” Araghchi said in an interview aired on Sunday on CBS.

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