Fourth School Struck in Iran as Regional Conflict Escalates

The strike in Niloufar Square follows a pattern of attacks on civilian infrastructure that has drawn international scrutiny. UNICEF estimates that at least 192 children have been killed across the Middle East since the current military campaign began last Saturday. Among the most severe incidents was a strike in the town of Minab, where at least 175 people, primarily school-aged girls, were killed in an event that investigators now describe as a likely deliberate "double-tap" strike.

Additional reports from Iranian state media confirm that two schools in Parand were struck on Thursday, while CCTV footage in Qazvin captured the moment a missile landed near a boys' school. U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth recently defended the military's current posture, stating that forces are no longer constrained by standard rules of engagement. Data from the Human Rights Activists News Agency indicates that civilian deaths in Iran have reached at least 1,168, with the Iranian government citing a toll of 1,332. Amjad Iraqi, a senior analyst at the International Crisis Group, noted that the systematic destruction of infrastructure in Iran mirrors strategies previously observed in Gaza, aimed at dismantling core social systems through massive, widespread devastation.