IRAN – The double-tap US Tomahawk missile strike on girls school in Minab on Feb. 28 which killed 168 schoolchildren, is an unforgivable war crime and must not go unpunished.

This’ according to the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei.

Baqaei said that a “double-tap American Tomahawk missile” strike carried out on Feb. 28 in the city of Minab “slaughtered 168 Iranian little angels.”

“An unforgivable egregious war crime that must not go with impunity,” he wrote on US social media company X.

Iranian state TV previously reported that the attack targeted an all girls primary school in Minab, a city in Hormozgan, southern Iran. According to the report, more than 170 people – including students and teachers – were killed in the strike.

The incident has drawn international attention amid conflicting claims about responsibility, but with most analyzes saying the strike came from the US.

US President Donald Trump previously suggested Iran may have been behind the strike, saying: “Based on what I’ve seen, that was done by Iran.”

After reports emerged that the strike involved Tomahawk cruise missiles commonly used by the US military, Trump also claimed without citing any evidence that Iran possessed some Tomahawks.

However, US media reports Wednesday cited preliminary findings from an ongoing military investigation indicating that the strike may have been carried out by the US military.

Many analyzes by media outlets said the US was to blame.

Investigations into the attack are continuing.