At least 40 people, including students, have been killed and 48 others wounded after Israeli strikes targeted a girls’ primary school in the city of Minab in southern Iran’s Hormozgan province, Iranian media reported.
Quoting a provincial official, Iranian broadcaster IRIB said on Saturday that the school was hit during the attacks earlier in the day.
Further details were not immediately available.
The US and Israel launched a joint attack on Iran early on Saturday, claiming it was meant to remove "threats" posed by the Iranian "regime."
Separate video statements were released by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump, which also hinted at supporting efforts for a change in government in Tehran.
Iran termed the strikes a violation of sovereignty, vowed to respond and launched retaliatory strikes.
The developments came as Oman was mediating talks between Washington and Tehran on Iran's nuclear program, and the latest round was held in Geneva on Thursday.
