Iran to hold international event on US strike at Minab school

Iran is set to hold an international festival focusing on the US airstrike that targeted a school in the southern city of Minab, according to the event's secretary, Maziar Rezakhani. Speaking to IRNA on Tuesday, Rezakhani stated that the event will be divided into international and domestic sections. He emphasized that maternal love transcends geographical borders and that lullabies are a shared language among mothers worldwide.

The festival aims to highlight the attack on Minab, which occurred on the first day of the war launched by the US and Israel in early February. Rezakhani said the festival seeks to counter attempts to obscure or distort the incident. The call for entries will be published soon, allowing artists from around the world to participate by creating and submitting works.

"At a time when the enemy is trying to conceal the full extent of the horrific crime at the Minab school, the need to hold such an artistic event has become more important than ever for artists, cultural and artistic officials, and freedom-loving people around the world," Rezakhani said.

At least 168 schoolchildren and their teachers were killed on February 28 when a US strike hit Shajareh-Tayyebeh primary school in Minab. According to the report by Mehr News Agency, the event is intended to draw international attention to the incident and prevent its erasure from public memory.