Mahdis Nazari
Mahdis Nazari was killed during a missile air strike that struck 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.
Mahdis Nazari died from severe blast injuries sustained when missiles struck the Shajareh Tayyebeh Primary School compound. Witnesses reported that after the first explosion, teachers attempted to move students to safer areas within the school building. Shortly afterward, a second missile reportedly struck the same location, resulting in heavy casualties among the children and adults who had gathered there for safety.
Biography
Mahdis Nazari was a seven-year-old student from Minab in Hormozgan Province, Iran. She attended Shajareh Tayyebeh Primary School and was among the children present when the school was struck during an air attack in February 2026. The strike caused heavy casualties among students and staff. Mahdis Nazari was later identified as one of the young victims who lost their lives in the incident.
Mahdis Nazari was a young primary school student living in Minab, a city in southern Iran’s Hormozgan Province. At seven years old, she attended Shajareh Tayyebeh Primary School along with other children from the local community. On the morning of 28 February 2026, the school compound was struck during an air attack. Witnesses reported that the first explosion caused panic among students and teachers. School staff attempted to move children to safer areas within the building, including a prayer hall. Shortly afterward, a second missile reportedly struck the same area, causing significant casualties among the children and adults gathered there for shelter. Mahdis Nazari was among the children who died in the attack, and her name was later included in lists compiled by media sources documenting the victims.
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On Saturday morning, at least 165 people, most of them young girls and boys, were killed in a US-Israeli air strike on Iran's Shajareh Tayyebeh primary school in the city of Minab, in Hormozgan province. The children were killed in an apparent "double tap" strike, with the second missile fired killing sheltering survivors, two first responders and the parent of a child killed told Middle East Eye.1 middleeasteye.net Open source
Iran holds mass funeral for girls, staff killed in US-Israel school attack Thousands gather in Minab for a mass funeral, chanting against the US and Israel after the school bombing.2 aljazeera.com Open source
61 names and ages of many of the 168 victims killed in a "double tap" strike on the Shajareh Tayyebeh primary school in Minab, Iran. The identified victims include students, staff, and siblings, including a two-month-old baby.3 facebook.com Open source