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The video opens by showing the aftermath of a bombing in Minab, Iran, which occurred on the first day of the US-Israel war on Iran. The attack reportedly killed 168 people and injured 95, targeting a school complex and an entire residential area with three missiles. Many of the casualties were innocent civilians, including family members, teachers, and school children.
Several family members introduce themselves and describe their relations to the victims. Mohammad Reza Karimi lost his son, Sepehr Karimi, and his nieces, Aniseh Karimi and Elham Karimi. Omid Zakeri Khahan lost his wife Elham Karimi and his daughter Hananeh Zakeri, who was also his granddaughter. Fatemeh Karimi, mother of Saleh Abbasi, also lost her son and her sister. Mohsen Karimi lost his wife, Aniseh Karimi, a teacher, and their two twin sons, Mojib and Mojir, aged 3.
The family shares the heartbreaking reality of explaining the loss of their mothers to young children. One father recounts how his children repeatedly asked, 'Where is our mother?' and he could only tell them, 'Your mother is in heaven,' as they are too young to comprehend death. The families emphasize the immense injustice of targeting innocent mothers and children at school.
The interviewer asks if any Western journalists, US government officials, or representatives from the United Nations have visited them or offered compensation. The families unanimously confirm that no one has approached them, despite the US reportedly acknowledging its attack on the school. They express frustration at the lack of international attention and accountability.
The video transitions to the Minab graveyard, where families are still mourning their loved ones a month after the attack. The atmosphere is heavy with grief, with some families spending days and nights by the graves of their children, who were typically aged between five and twelve and attending elementary school.
Interviewees Dr. Faramarz Pega and Mokhtar Zakeri share their personal tragedies. Dr. Pega lost his wife, Engineer Farideh Jahangirnia, who was picking up their daughter. Mokhtar Zakeri, a university professor, lost his two daughters, Salma and Asra Zakeri, aged 8 and 10, both students. Zakeri emphatically states that the school was not a military target, had been an educational facility for over 13 years, and contained no weapons. He urges international media to highlight the مظلومیت (persecution) of the Iranian people and the innocent children, almost 200 of whom died in this atrocity. He accuses the US government of ruthlessness, claiming their attacks now target residential areas rather than military objectives, transforming 90 million Iranians into military targets in their perception.
The video ends with powerful statements emphasizing that schools are places of learning, not battlefields. A school bag is shown, containing only colored pencils, notebooks, and pens, symbolizing the dreams of Iran's future that were destroyed. The speaker argues that attacking schools signifies defeat for the perpetrators, as they are targeting innocence rather than equipped combatants. 'Mihrab school is a place where teachers teach humanity. An attack on Mihrab is an attack on light,' they declare.