At UN, Iran decries world's silence as it honors children killed in Minab school by US
Iran's mission to the UN Office in Geneva commemorated 168 students killed by the United States and Israel in the Minab school bombing during the war against Iran, and called for accountability for attacks on children.
“Children Victims of Aggression, we remember the children of Shajareh Tayyebeh School in Minab, whose lives were tragically ended in the missile attacks by the United States of America,” the mission said in a statement on Thursday.
The statement was issued to mark the International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression, a United Nations observance held annually on June 4.
The mission said the children's memory stands as “a solemn testament to the human cost” of the US-Israeli war of aggression.
“The loss of 168 students is not merely a statistic; it is 168 stolen futures, 168 silenced dreams, and an enduring wound carried by families, a community, and a nation,” it said.
The statement added that the targeting of schools and universities had severely affected Iranian children and students.
“We honor these innocent victims, and we reaffirm a fundamental principle: children must never be targets of violence, and schools must never become battlefields.”
The Iranian mission also criticized the international inaction in response to crimes of aggression against children.
“Remembering the children of Minab is both an act of remembrance and a call for accountability, justice, and the protection of future generations from the tragedies of armed conflict.”
The mission emphasized that the memory of the children killed in Minab should not be forgotten.
“Their names must never fade from our conscience,” it said.
The US-Israeli aggression against Iranian children has intensified over the past two years, with two rounds of attacks on the country resulting in the deaths and injuries of dozens of children.
In a statement issued on Wednesday, Iran’s Human Rights Council said the world has remained silent in the face of growing US-Israeli crimes of aggression against children.
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