In a post on his official X account, Baqaei said the missile attack on the historical Arg Square complex in Tehran had caused damage to Golestan Palace, describing it as one of the most enduring symbols of the Iranian capital and a UNESCO World Heritage site.

He described the strike as a “heinous crime aimed at erasing Iran’s cultural heritage, the cradle of ancient history and civilization.”

He emphasized that the attack violates multiple international laws, including the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict, the 1977 Additional Protocol I to the Geneva Conventions, the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, and established international judicial precedents.

Baqaei asserted that any deliberate assault by the United States and Israeli regime on Iran’s historical sites and cultural heritage constitutes a “flagrant breach of international humanitarian law and an undisputed war crime.”

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An important development seen on the fourth day of war on Tuesday was a division of tasks between the IRGC Aerospace Force and the IRGC Navy.

Based on what is witnessed in the process of operations, the IRGC Navy has been tasked with targeting US bases in the Persian Gulf.

Over the past four days, the US air defense operations have face challenges in full protection of American bases in the region.

Meanwhile, Iran has put it on its agenda to use suicide drones as an effective and low-cost means to attack enemy targets.

The IRGC Navy, which possesses a large number of them, has undertaken the task of carrying out operations against US bases using these drones.

The 14^th and 15^th waves of the IRGC’s operations were conducted by the IRGC Navy, focusing on the maritime front and the US bases in southern Persian Gulf.

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Baqaei said in post on X that the “innocent angels” were buried in a solemn ceremony a day after the US-Israeli attack.

“The precious lives of these innocent children were mercilessly cut short by genocidal killers, but their memory will live on forever in the heart of Iran,” he wrote.

The attack occurred at dawn on February 28, as US and Israeli regime forces launched an “illegal and unprovoked war” against the country.

A barrage of missiles struck the Shajareh Tayebeh elementary and preschool in Minab, Hormozgan province, killing 165 students and teachers.

Iranian officials have condemned the strike as a deliberate act of genocide against civilians, vowing to hold those responsible accountable.

The tragedy has sparked widespread mourning across Iran, with public ceremonies and tributes held for the children by people.

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The assault, which occurred in the early hours of Tuesday, struck a civilian medical center in a city still recovering from a devastating 2017 earthquake, further violating international humanitarian law.

The attack shattered windows, damaged critical infrastructure, and sent patients and medical staff into panic. Eyewitnesses described scenes of chaos as hospital corridors filled with dust and debris, while medical personnel continued to treat patients despite the danger. One nurse, her face covered in dust, remained at her post, tending to those in need, while doctors refused to evacuate operating rooms even as alarms sounded.

This strike follows previous attacks on Iranian hospitals, including the recent targeting of Gandhi Hospital in Tehran. Such criminal actions systematically undermine the principle of medical neutrality, a cornerstone of the Geneva Conventions, which explicitly prohibit attacks on healthcare facilities during armed conflict.

The deliberate targeting of hospitals not only endangers lives but also erodes public trust in the safety of medical institutions.

As the US and the Zionist regime continue their campaign of aggression, the international community faces urgent questions about accountability. The repeated strikes on Iranian hospitals represent a dangerous escalation, one that threatens the foundations of humanitarian law and the protection of civilians in wartime periods.

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Hossein Sadeghi, head of the Information and Public Relations Center of the Ministry of Education, told the Tasnim News Agency that from the total of 168 students who were martyred in the inhumane attack by the US and Israeli regime on the school, the identities of 99 individuals have been fully verified and their names have been released.

He said the remaining 69 students are still unaccounted for and their identities have not yet been confirmed.

To complete the identification of these students, Sadeghi said families will need to provide DNA samples so that definitive identification can be made.

The girls’ elementary school in Minab was struck during joint United States and Israeli military aggression against Iran on February 28, 2026, part of a broader offensive that targeted multiple civilian locations across the country and resulted in heavy civilian casualties.

Iranian state media and officials have condemned the attacks on Iranian infrastructures by the US and Israeli regime, including the attack on the Shajareh Tayyebeh school while classes were in session, killing 168 innocent children and injuring dozens more.

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“As in the past 300 years Iran has not been the initiator of war, and our brave armed forces have never launched an attack except for defense, we will resolutely defend ourselves and our six‑thousand‑year of civilization regardless of the costs, and we will make enemies regret their miscalculations,” Larijani said in his post on X.

Larijani went on to say that Iran is prepared to defend itself in a prolonged war, unlike the US, highlighting the country’s deterrence posture and firm stance against tyranny.

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The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Public Relations Department said in a statement on Tuesday morning that the building, located in Bahrain’s Sheikh Issa district, was targeted in the 14^th wave of Iran’s True Promise 4 Operation.

It was targeted in a massive strike during which 20 drones and 3 missiles hit and destroyed the building and set its main fuel tankers ablaze, the statement added.

While indirect nuclear negotiations between Tehran and Washington, mediated by Oman, were underway, the US and Israeli regime launched strikes on Iran starting Saturday morning, February 28.

In response to the US-Israeli aggression, which has led to the martyrdom of Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei, a number of senior military commanders and hundreds of civilians, Iran has launched Operation True Promise 4, carrying out massive missile and drone attacks on Israeli targets and US bases in the region.

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