Geneva, Switzerland - March 16, 2026 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of meeting on deadly attack on Iran's Shajarah Tayyebeh elementary school in progress; Ali Bahreini, Iran's ambassador and permanent representative to United Nations in Geneva, speaking at meeting, to reporters; poster showing images of girls killed in attack
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Ali Bahreini, Iran's ambassador and permanent representative to United Nations in Geneva:
"It corresponds to all the elements of a war crime [which] has been committed by the United States. It is clear what the international community should do. First of all, the international community should condemn, unequivocally, this crime. And they should be very clear and strong in condemning the aggression and the attack on the school."
3. Various of meeting in progress; Reem Alsalem, the UN special rapporteur on violence against women and girls, speaking at meeting via video link

Minab, Iran - Feb 28, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland/Al-Arabiya/Persian language TV Stations outside Iran. Strictly No Access BBC Persian/VOA Persian/Manoto TV/Iran International TV)
4. Interior of damaged classroom, debris scattered on school desks
5. Rescuers, machinery clearing rubble at site of destroyed school

Tehran, Iran - March 11, 2026 (Courtesy of Iranian government - No access Chinese mainland/Al-Arabiya/Persian language TV Stations outside Iran. Strictly No Access BBC Persian/VOA Persian/Manoto TV/Iran International TV)
6. Various of missile debris marked with "Made in USA", "Raytheon Company"

Iran is seeking international condemnation and accountability for the deadly military attack on a girls' school in the country's south on February 28, the first day of the joint U.S.-Israeli military operation against Iran, said Ali Bahreini, the Iranian ambassador to the United Nations Office in Geneva, on Monday.

Bahreini told the China Global Television Network (CGTN) after attending a meeting on the attack that all evidence shows the U.S. military was responsible for the strike on the Shajarah Tayyebeh elementary school in Minab, which killed over 160 people, mostly pupils.

Many of the victims were girls between the ages of seven and 12, making the incident one of the deadliest attacks against children and educational institutions during the conflict.

The New York Times reported last week that a preliminary military investigation had determined that a U.S. Tomahawk missile struck the elementary school on Feb 28 due to a targeting error.

"It corresponds to all the elements of a war crime [which] has been committed by the United States. It is clear what the international community should do. First of all, the international community should condemn, unequivocally, this crime. And they should be very clear and strong in condemning the aggression and the attack on the school," Bahreini told CGTN after the meeting which was held to call for an international investigation into the strike.

Reem Alsalem, the UN special rapporteur on violence against women and girls, spoke at the event via video, calling for an immediate end to hostilities and protection for civilians.

The U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran entered their 19th day on Wednesday, causing heavy casualties and widespread destruction, according to Iranian authorities. Published estimates of casualties in Iran range from about 1,200 to 1,400 deaths and more than 18,000 people injured.