Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said the Iranian people will respond to a deadly attack on a girls’ primary school in Minab, Hormozgan province. According to Iranian state news agency IRNA, the joint strike by the United States and Israel took place on Saturday morning, killing 53 students. Araghchi described the incident as a deliberate bombing of a school building filled with children in broad daylight.

He stated on social media platform X that the victims were innocent children who were killed without reason. Araghchi emphasized that the attack would not go unanswered, calling it a tragedy that deeply affected the nation. The statement followed reports from Al Jazeera and IRNA confirming the casualties and the location of the attack.

The minister’s remarks signal Iran’s intent to retaliate, though no specific measures or timeline were mentioned in the reports.