Arya Bahadori

Their life

Arya Bahadori was a nine-year-old student attending Shajareh Tayyebeh Primary School in Minab, Hormozgan Province, Iran. He was among the children present at the school when it was struck during an air attack in February 2026. The strike caused numerous casualties among students and staff. Arya Bahadori was later identified as one of the young victims who lost their lives in the incident.

Arya Bahadori was a young primary school student living in Minab, a city in southern Iran’s Hormozgan Province. On the morning of 28 February 2026, while classes were taking place at Shajareh Tayyebeh Primary School, the school compound was struck by missiles during an air attack. Witnesses reported that the first explosion created panic among students and teachers, and staff members attempted to move children to a safer place inside the school, including a prayer hall. However, a second missile reportedly struck the same area shortly afterward, causing heavy casualties among the children and adults gathered there. Arya Bahadori was among the children killed in the attack, and his name was later included in lists compiled by media sources documenting the victims of the incident.

How they died

Arya Bahadori was killed during a missile air strike that hit Shajareh Tayyebeh Primary School in Minab. Reports indicate the attack involved a “double-tap” strike, where a second missile hit shortly after the first explosion, striking the same area where students and staff had taken shelter.

Arya Bahadori died from severe blast injuries sustained during missile strikes on the Shajareh Tayyebeh Primary School compound. According to witness accounts, the first explosion caused panic among students and teachers. School staff attempted to move children to a safer location inside the building, but a second missile reportedly struck the same area shortly afterward, resulting in many casualties among those seeking shelter.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Arya Bahadori, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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