Iran conducts mass funeral for victims of school attack

Thousands gathered in Minab, Iran, for a mass funeral for 165 schoolgirls and staff killed in what Iranian officials describe as a U.S.-Israeli airstrike on a girls’ school. Attendees chanted against the U.S. and Israel, while Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi condemned the attack, calling it a war crime. The U.S. has denied knowledge of any strikes in the area, while the incident has drawn international condemnation, including from UNESCO and Malala Yousafzai.

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