Newly identified remains of Minab school massacre victims laid to rest

🎙 Newly identified remains of Minab school massacre victims laid to rest 📌 Bandar Abbas, IRNA – The southern Iranian city of Minab has held a funeral ceremony for 34 victims of the Shajareh Tayyebeh School massacre, whose remains were identified after months of recovery efforts and DNA testing. The victims’ remains were carried through the city in a ceremony attended by bereaved families, local officials, and other groups of people from across Hormuzgan Province on Wednesday. ​ The funeral procession began at Imam Khomeini Square and ended at Minab’s Martyrs’ Cemetery, where the remains were laid to rest. ​ According to Ataollah Navaki, director general of the Foundation of Martyrs and Veterans Affairs in Hormozgan Province, 68 pieces of remains belonging to the 34 victims were recovered from the rubble of the school over more than four months of search operations. ​ The recovered remains were sent to specialized genetic laboratories for identification, he said. After the victims were conclusively identified and with the consent of their families, the remains were prepared to be reunited with the bodies that had previously been buried, he added. ​ A tragedy etched in memory ​ Hormozgan Deputy Governor for Political, Security and Social Affairs Ahmad Nafisi said the ceremony was more than a funeral, describing it as a reaffirmation of the collective memory of a people who would never forget the “deliberate killing” of innocent children at the school. ​ “The people of Minab have turned out in large numbers, delivering a resounding response to the enemies who thought the passage of time would make this tragedy fade from memory,” he said, adding that the victims’ deaths had further strengthened the roots of the Islamic Revolution in the region. ​ The massacre at Shajareh Tayyebeh Primary School in Minab took place on February 1, 2026, the first day of the recent US-Israeli war on Iran. Airstrikes hit the school in the early hours of the war, killing 168 students, teachers and school staff. 📲 ​