Iran revised the death toll from a strike on an elementary school in Minab to 155, state broadcaster IRIB reported on Tuesday.

The February 28 strike occurred on the first day of US and Israeli attacks across Iran. Tehran struck back at targets in Israel and Gulf nations in retaliation.

How many people were killed in the Minab school strike?

A total of 155 people were killed in the Minab school strike, according to Iran’s state broadcaster IRIB.

The victims included 73 boys and 47 girls, as well as 26 teachers, seven parents, a school bus driver, and a pharmacy technician from a clinic next to the school. The revised figure is lower than the 175-plus deaths reported earlier.

What caused the strike on the Minab elementary school?

A US Tomahawk cruise missile hit the elementary school due to a targeting mistake, according to the preliminary findings of a US military investigation reported by The New York Times.

US President Donald Trump initially suggested Iran itself may have been responsible, despite Iran not possessing Tomahawk missiles. The strike took place on the opening day of the war, February 28.

Did Iran say the Minab school strike was deliberate?

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi addressed the United Nations Human Rights Council and described the attack as a “calculated, phased assault.”

He argued that given the precision technology the US and Israel claim to possess, the strike could not have been accidental. Araghchi said the attack was “deliberate and intentional.”