All claims in this piece are drawn from reporting by NBC News, Reuters, CNN, the New York Times, CBC, Al Jazeera’s Digital Investigations Unit, CBS News, the Washington Post, Times of Israel, and official statements from UNESCO, the UN Human Rights Office, and the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. Where specific quotes are attributed, they are drawn directly from the source publication.
- NBC News investigation and witness accounts: https://www.nbcnews.com/world/iran/iran-school-strike-us-military-targeted-area-rcna261888
- Reuters/Times of Israel preliminary findings: https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-probe-said-to-indicate-american-forces-likely-launched-strike-that-hit-iran-girls-school/
- CNN satellite/munitions analysis: https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/06/middleeast/iran-minab-elementary-school-investigation-us-strike-intl
- Al Jazeera Digital Investigations Unit: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/3/questions-over-minab-girls-school-strike-as-israel-us-deny-involvement
- Wikipedia/compiled investigation record: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Minab_school_airstrike
- UNESCO formal condemnation: https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/03/1167063
- UN OHCHR expert panel statement: https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2026/03/un-experts-strongly-condemn-deadly-missile-strike-girls-school-iran-call