EU Lawmaker Labels Attack on Iranian Girls’ School a Planned War Crime
WANA (May 09) – Milan Uhrík, a Slovak Member of the European Parliament, joined a memorial gathering outside the Iranian Embassy in Brussels to strongly condemn the attack on a girls’ primary school in Minab, describing the incident as a clear instance of a premeditated war crime.
The gathering included approximately 50 civil activists and protesters carrying placards with messages such as “The Angels of Minab — Children Who Never Returned Home from School” and “Europe Mourns with Iran,” while calling for an end to the killing of children.
Suspicions of Intentional Targeting
While attending the ceremony held in memory of the victims of the Shajareh Tayyebeh school, the MEP expressed a strong suspicion that the strike had been intentional.
He suggested that observed military actions against civilians, including women and the elderly in Gaza, Lebanon, and Beirut, indicate a capacity to target non-combatants to instill fear and panic for strategic gains.
The lawmaker emphasized that an operation of such scale appeared to be pre-planned and called for an immediate, impartial investigation.
Shajareh Tayyebeh school in Minab. Social media/ WANA News Agency
Criticism of European Double Standards
The European representative also voiced sharp criticism regarding the perceived passivity of European institutions toward the tragedy. He stated that the European Union and its member states must avoid any complicity in such actions.
He further noted that while he had formally written to the European Commission, the leadership appeared to be operating under double standards. He suggested that European leaders have failed to investigate these crimes due to an inability to challenge the aggressive policies of the United States and Israel.
Context of the Tragedy
These statements follow the February 28 airstrike on a girls’ primary school in Minab, which resulted in 175 fatalities—including 168 schoolgirls—and left 95 others wounded.
The report noted that while U.S. President Donald Trump had blamed the Iranian military without providing evidence, subsequent field assessments identified missile debris at the scene bearing American munitions markings.
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