Last updated: June 25, 2026
Project: Remember Minab
Purpose: Memory, truth, accountability, and the protection of children in war

Before the World Counted the Dead, Their Families Called Their Names

Before the world counted the dead, their families called their names.

Makan. Zahra. Hanieh. Sobhan. Arya. Hana. Reza. Mahdis. Athena. Liana. Sara. Zeynab.

They were children of a school, not symbols of a war.

They were learning, growing, playing, memorizing lessons, carrying schoolbags, waiting for parents, laughing with classmates, and living lives that should have continued far beyond one February morning.

On February 28, 2026, Shajareh Tayyebeh Elementary School in Minab, Hormozgan Province, Iran, was struck during the opening day of the war. Later public reports stated that 156 people were killed, including 120 students and 26 teachers. Earlier reports cited higher figures.

Sky News later reported that its data and forensics team had verified 152 of those killed, including the faces and identities of all 120 students, aged 6 to 13, and 26 teachers.

But this page does not begin with numbers.

It begins with names.

Because a child becomes easier to erase when reduced to a statistic. A name resists that erasure. A name tells the world: this was a person, a life, a family, a future.

Why This Page Exists

This page exists to preserve the publicly documented names and stories of the children killed in the Minab school strike.

It is a witness archive.

It is not a call for revenge.
It is not a platform for hatred against any people or nationality.
It is not a place for rumors, exaggeration, or careless claims.

It is a place for memory, evidence, dignity, and accountability.

In the spirit of Zainab’s witness after Karbala, Remember Minab refuses to let power, silence, denial, or the language of war bury the children’s names.

We remember them because the world must not be allowed to say it did not know.

Verification and Source Policy

This page uses only publicly accessible sources reviewed for this archive.

The full text-accessible list of all 120 student victims has not been publicly available in the sources reviewed for this page. Sky News reported that it verified all 120 students and 26 teachers, but the accessible Sky News page does not provide a complete written list of every name.

Therefore, this page includes only names that could be documented from accessible public sources, mainly:

AOAV / Action on Armed Violence, which published a list of reportedly known child victims from the Minab bombing, including names and ages.

The Guardian, which published detailed family accounts for Zahra Behroozi, Sobhan Ahmadi Tifakani, Hanieh Ahmadi Tifakani, and Arya Bahadori.

Al Jazeera, which published a detailed report on Makan Nasiri, the child whose remains had not been recovered after weeks of searching.

Reuters, Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, and Sky News, which provide supporting context on the strike, casualty figures, verification, responsibility, legal concerns, and calls for accountability.

Where ages or spellings differ between sources, this page notes the discrepancy instead of hiding it. Transliteration from Persian into English may vary.

Memory must be truthful.

Publicly Documented Child Victims

The following names are taken from publicly accessible lists and reports reviewed for this page. This is not presented as the full list of all 120 students killed. It is the list of names that could be documented from accessible public sources without using politically compromised sources.

1. Hana Dehqani, age 8
Publicly listed by AOAV as one of the reportedly known child victims of the Minab bombing.

2. Reza Habashian, age 7
Publicly listed by AOAV.

3. Arya Bahadori, age 9
Publicly listed by AOAV. The Guardian also published a detailed family account identifying Arya as a nine-year-old child killed in the strike.

4. Ali Asghar Zaeri, age 8
Publicly listed by AOAV.

5. Zahra Bahrami, age 7
Publicly listed by AOAV.

6. Ahmad Soltani, age 8
Publicly listed by AOAV.

7. Hamed Par-ashegh-nezhad, age 7
Publicly listed by AOAV.

8. Fatemeh Yazdan-panah, young girl, age unknown
Publicly listed by AOAV. Her age was not specified in the source reviewed.

9. Mahdis Nazari, age 7
Publicly listed by AOAV.

10. Athena Chamani-nezhad, age 6
Publicly listed by AOAV.

11. Amirghasem Zaeri, age 7
Publicly listed by AOAV.

12. Fatemeh Dorazehi, age 10
Publicly listed by AOAV.

13. Arad Ahmadizadeh, age 8
Publicly listed by AOAV.

14. Saman Karimzadeh, age 7
Publicly listed by AOAV.

15. Fatemeh Shahdadi, age unknown
Publicly listed by AOAV. Her age was not specified in the source reviewed.

16. Nadia Shahmiri, age 9
Publicly listed by AOAV.

17. Parham Ranjbari, age 9
Publicly listed by AOAV.

18. Fatemeh Rahdar, age 10
Publicly listed by AOAV.

19. Amir-Hassan Rasouli, age 8
Publicly listed by AOAV.

20. Zahra Behrouzi / Zahra Behroozi, age 8
Publicly listed by AOAV as Zahra Behrouzi. The Guardian identifies her as Zahra Behroozi, eight years old, and published a detailed family account. The spelling difference appears to be a transliteration variation.

21. Mohammadhatam Raisi, age 10
Publicly listed by AOAV.

22. Asna Raisi, age 12
Publicly listed by AOAV.

23. Benyamin Jangjou, age 8
Publicly listed by AOAV.

24. Mohammad-Sadra Zarei, age 8
Publicly listed by AOAV.

25. Maryam Pazark, age 10
Publicly listed by AOAV. The spelling should be checked against Persian-language records if available.

26. Liana Mohammadi, age 7
Publicly listed by AOAV.

27. Sara Shayesteh, age 5
Publicly listed by AOAV. Because the reported age is below the student age range reported by Sky News, this page records her as a child victim named in relation to the attack, while leaving her exact relationship to the school for further verification.

28. Zoha Pasand, age 8
Publicly listed by AOAV.

29. Esra Zakeri, age 9
Publicly listed by AOAV. The English spelling may require verification against Persian records.

30. Salma Zakeri, age 6
Publicly listed by AOAV.

31. Zahra Ansari, age 7
Publicly listed by AOAV.

32. Fatemeh Fadavi, age 10
Publicly listed by AOAV.

33. Mahna Zarei, age 2 months
Publicly listed by AOAV as a two-month-old child victim. She was not a student. This page includes her separately as a child victim publicly listed in relation to the Minab attack, while noting that her relationship to the school and circumstances require careful documentation.

34. Athareh Zarei, age 10
Publicly listed by AOAV.

35. Alireza Zarei, age 9
Publicly listed by AOAV.

36. Mohammadreza Shahsavari, age 8
Publicly listed by AOAV.

37. Ehsan Saleminia, age 6
Publicly listed by AOAV.

38. Fatemeh Zahra Karimi, age 7
Publicly listed by AOAV.

39. Zeynab Bahrami, age 10
Publicly listed by AOAV.

40. Mohammad Shah-dousti, age 8
Publicly listed by AOAV.

41. Reza Barani, age 7
Publicly listed by AOAV.

42. Athena Ahmadzadeh, age 10
Publicly listed by AOAV.

43. Khadijeh Darvishi, age 9
Publicly listed by AOAV.

44. Reza Ranjbar, age 6
Publicly listed by AOAV.

45. Mohammad-Mehdi Chegini, age 10
Publicly listed by AOAV.

46. Ali-Akbar Karyani Pak, age 8
Publicly listed by AOAV.

47. Hananeh Mehdikhah, age 7
Publicly listed by AOAV.

48. Mohammad-Ali Karyani Pak, age 7
Publicly listed by AOAV.

49. Parsa Mokhtari-nasab, age 12
Publicly listed by AOAV.

50. Arina Arab-Kish, age 8
Publicly listed by AOAV.

51. Makan Nasiri, age reported differently
AOAV lists Makan Nasiri as 12 years old. Al Jazeera’s detailed profile identifies him as a seven-year-old first-grade student. Because Al Jazeera published a focused report on Makan’s case, this page treats the age discrepancy as unresolved and records both. His story is documented in more detail below.

52. Esra Farahi-Zadeh, young girl, age unknown
Publicly listed by AOAV. Her age was not specified in the source reviewed.

53. Sobhan Ahmadi Tifakani, age 10
The Guardian published a detailed family account identifying Sobhan as ten years old. His name does not appear in the AOAV list reviewed, so this page lists him separately based on The Guardian’s reporting.

54. Hanieh Ahmadi Tifakani, age 7
The Guardian published a detailed family account identifying Hanieh as seven years old. Her name does not appear in the AOAV list reviewed, so this page lists her separately based on The Guardian’s reporting.

Children With Detailed Public Family Accounts

Some children have been named not only in lists, but through family testimony and detailed reporting. Their stories help the world understand what numbers cannot.

Makan Nasiri

Reported age: 7 in Al Jazeera’s detailed profile; 12 in AOAV’s list
Source status: Detailed report by Al Jazeera; later Persian-language judicial reports

Makan Nasiri became one of the most devastating symbols of the Minab school strike because, according to public reports, his family could not bury him.

Al Jazeera reported that Makan was a seven-year-old first-grade student and the only child whose remains had not been recovered after nearly seven weeks of searching. Later Persian-language reports quoting the Head of the Hormozgan Judiciary stated that experts believed the missile struck Makan directly and that after more than 100 DNA samples, no trace of his body was found.

Only a torn schoolbag and one shoe were reportedly recovered.

Makan’s story must be remembered with particular care because it represents a form of grief beyond death: a mother left without a grave, a father left without a body, a family left without a final farewell.

Zahra Behroozi

Reported age: 8
Source status: Detailed family report by The Guardian; also listed by AOAV with alternate spelling Behrouzi

The Guardian published a detailed account of Zahra Behroozi’s family and the morning of the strike. Her father, Hossein, searched through the rubble, believing Zahra might have been trapped near the stairs. He later identified her at the morgue.

The Guardian reported that Zahra was eight years old.

Her story is one of a child loved deeply by her family: a girl remembered for paper crafts, care with her appearance, and a face her family had seen every day before the strike turned memory into mourning.

Sobhan Ahmadi Tifakani

Reported age: 10
Source status: Detailed family report by The Guardian

The Guardian reported that Sobhan Ahmadi Tifakani was ten years old. His father described him as a loving child who cared deeply for his younger sister Hanieh.

According to The Guardian’s account, after the first explosion, some boys ran outside and survived the blast. Sobhan, realizing that Hanieh was still inside, reportedly went back to find her.

He did not come home.

Sobhan’s story is not only about loss. It is about love, instinct, and the impossible bravery of a child trying to protect his sister.

Hanieh Ahmadi Tifakani

Reported age: 7
Source status: Detailed family report by The Guardian

Hanieh Ahmadi Tifakani was seven years old. She was Sobhan’s younger sister.

The Guardian reported that their father identified both Sobhan and Hanieh at the morgue. The details of that identification are painful, and this page does not reproduce more graphic descriptions than necessary. What must be preserved is the truth that Hanieh was a child at school, loved by her family, and killed in a place that should have protected her.

Arya Bahadori

Reported age: 9
Source status: Detailed family report by The Guardian; listed by AOAV

Arya Bahadori was nine years old.

The Guardian reported that Arya’s mother had received a call from his teacher saying the school was closing and someone should come to pick him up. Arya was described as careful and studious, with red-framed glasses and gentle dimples.

His father, Morteza Bahadori, rushed toward the school after the strike. According to The Guardian, Arya’s classroom had been completely destroyed.

Arya’s parents were too devastated to carry out the formal identification themselves. His uncles confirmed his identity.

His younger brother later continued to wait for him, asking for his older brother at the time Arya used to return from school.

The Larger Verified Loss

Sky News reported on June 15, 2026 that it had verified 152 of those killed in the strike. According to Sky News, its data and forensics team identified the faces of all 120 students, aged 6 to 13, and 26 teachers.

This is currently one of the strongest publicly reported verification statements about the victim group. However, because the accessible Sky News page does not provide a complete written list of all 120 student names, Remember Minab does not claim to publish the full list.

Instead, this page will continue to update as names are confirmed through accessible, reliable, and ethically usable sources.

Why Names Matter

A list of names is not just a list.

It is a refusal.

It refuses the idea that children killed in war can be absorbed into anonymous casualty totals. It refuses the language that turns a classroom into a target and children into “civilian harm.” It refuses the silence that often follows when powerful states make mistakes, deny responsibility, delay investigations, or speak about death in technical terms.

Every name here asks the same question:

Who was this child?
Who loved them?
Who failed to protect them?
Who will answer for their death?

A Witness in the Spirit of Zainab

After Karbala, Zainab refused to let power write the final version of the story. She carried the names, the memory, and the moral truth of those who had been killed.

Remember Minab follows that duty of witness.

This page does not exist to create hatred. It exists to preserve names. It exists so that grief becomes memory, memory becomes truth, and truth becomes a demand for accountability.

To remember these children is to say:

They were here.
They had names.
They had families.
They had futures.
And the world must not forget them.

Call for Corrections and Additional Verified Names

This page is incomplete because the public record remains incomplete.

If you have a verified source, official list, family-approved name, photograph, correction, or spelling confirmation, please contact Remember Minab.

All submissions should include:

Full name
Age
Relationship to the school
Source or documentation
Permission status for photographs or personal details
Preferred spelling in English and Persian, if available

The purpose is not to publish quickly.

The purpose is to remember truthfully.

Closing Statement

Before the world counted the dead, their families called their names.

We call them again.

Makan. Zahra. Hanieh. Sobhan. Arya. Hana. Reza. Mahdis. Athena. Liana. Sara. Zeynab.

And every child whose name has not yet reached the world.

Remember Minab will continue to gather their names with care, evidence, and dignity.

A school was struck.
Children died.
But their names must not disappear.

References and Source Links

1. Sky News. “‘All I have left is a burnt bag’: The students and teachers killed in U.S. strike on Iranian school identified.” Published June 15, 2026.
Sky News reported that its data and forensics team verified 152 of those killed, including all 120 students aged 6 to 13 and 26 teachers.
Link: https://news.sky.com/video/the-victims-of-the-minab-school-bombing-in-iran-13554059

2. Sky News. “Donald Trump says ‘nobody’ attacked Iranian girls’ school ‘on purpose.’” Published June 17, 2026.
This report repeated Sky News’s verification that 152 of those killed had been identified, including all 120 students and 26 teachers, and reported Trump’s statement that the incident was under investigation.
Link: https://news.sky.com/story/donald-trump-says-nobody-attacked-iranian-girls-school-on-purpose-13555105

3. AOAV. “The smallest casualties: the war in the Middle-East is killing children at an alarming rate.” Published March 30, 2026.
AOAV published a list of reportedly known child victims from the Minab bombing, including names and ages for 52 children.
Link: https://aoav.org.uk/2026/the-smallest-casualties-the-war-in-the-middle-east-is-killing-children-at-an-alarming-rate/

4. The Guardian. “‘Her head was broken’: parents at Iranian school bombed by U.S. describe their worst day.” Published March 28, 2026.
The Guardian published detailed family accounts of Zahra Behroozi, Sobhan Ahmadi Tifakani, Hanieh Ahmadi Tifakani, and Arya Bahadori.
Link: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/mar/28/parents-victims-iran-minab-shajareh-tayyebeh-school-bombing-describe-day

5. The Guardian. “Minab school bombing: how the worst mass casualty event of the Iran war unfolded – a visual guide.” Published March 3, 2026; last modified March 5, 2026.
The Guardian used verified video, geolocation, satellite imagery, and interviews to reconstruct the attack and reported that the missile struck during the school’s morning session.
Link: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/mar/03/minab-school-bombing-how-the-worst-mass-casualty-event-of-the-iran-war-unfolded-a-visual-guide

6. Al Jazeera. “Makan Nasiri, the only child still missing from the school bombed in Iran.” Published April 23, 2026.
Al Jazeera reported that Makan Nasiri was a seven-year-old first-grade student and the only child whose remains had not been found after nearly seven weeks of searching.
Link: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/23/makan-nasiri-the-only-child-from-the-school-bombed-in-irans-minab

7. Reuters. “Bombed Iranian girls school had vivid website and yearslong online presence.” Published March 12, 2026.
Reuters documented the school’s public presence before the strike and reported on evidence indicating that the building functioned as a school before it was bombed.
Link: https://www.reuters.com/investigations/bombed-iranian-girls-school-had-vivid-website-yearslong-online-presence-2026-03-12/

8. Reuters. “U.S. investigation points to likely U.S. responsibility in Iran school strike, sources say.” Published March 6, 2026; updated March 10, 2026.
Reuters reported that U.S. military investigators believed it was likely that U.S. forces were responsible for the strike, while noting that the investigation had not reached a final conclusion.
Link: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/us-investigation-points-likely-us-responsibility-iran-school-strike-sources-say-2026-03-06/

9. Human Rights Watch. “US/Israel: Investigate Iran School Attack as a War Crime.” Published March 7, 2026.
Human Rights Watch documented videos, photographs, satellite imagery, and legal concerns, and called for the attack to be investigated as a war crime.
Link: https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/03/07/us/israel-investigate-iran-school-attack-as-a-war-crime

10. Amnesty International. “USA/Iran: Those responsible for deadly and unlawful U.S. strike on school that killed over 100 children must be held accountable.” Published March 16, 2026.
Amnesty International concluded that the United States failed to take all feasible precautions to protect civilians and called for those responsible to be held accountable.
Link: https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2026/03/usa-iran-those-responsible-for-deadly-and-unlawful-us-strike-on-school-that-killed-over-100-children-must-be-held-accountable/

11. Asr Iran / Mehr News Agency. Report quoting the Head of the Hormozgan Judiciary on Makan Nasiri. Published June 2026.
This Persian-language report states that, according to judicial authorities, experts believed the missile directly struck Makan Nasiri; after more than 100 DNA samples, no trace of his body was found, and only a torn bag and one shoe were recovered.
Link: https://www.asriran.com/fa/news/1172728/%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%AF%DA%AF%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%B1%DB%8C-%D9%87%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%B2%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%85%D8%AA%D8%A3%D8%B3%D9%81%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%87-%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B4%DA%A9-%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%82%DB%8C%D9%85%D8%A7-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%A8%D8%AF%D9%86-%D8%B4%D9%87%DB%8C%D8%AF-%D9%85%D8%A7%DA%A9%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%86%D8%B5%DB%8C%D8%B1%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%AA-%DA%A9%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%87-%D8%AD%D8%AA%DB%8C-%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D9%85%D9%88%DB%8C%DB%8C-%D9%87%D9%85-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D9%85%D8%A7%DA%A9%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%BE%DB%8C%D8%AF%D8%A7-%D9%86%D8%B4%D8%AF