Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni condemned on Wednesday a deadly missile strike on a school in Iran early in the Middle East war, calling for those responsible to be identified.
“On behalf of the government, I express my firm condemnation of the massacre of girls at the school in Minab, southern Iran,” the far-right leader told the Italian Senate.
She offered her solidarity with the families of the “very young victims” and said she wanted “responsibility for this tragedy be swiftly ascertained”.
Iran has accused the United States and Israel of conducting a deadly missile attack on a school. US President Donald Trump has blamed Tehran, while Israel has denied any connection to the strike.
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Trump said Monday that the United States was investigating the strike, which Iranian media said killed at least 165 people, “right now”.
It took place on the first day of the Middle East war, but AFP has been unable to access the location to independently verify the circumstances around it or the toll reported by Iranian media.
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