Trump and Israel war kills hundreds of children in Iran

The war triggered by joint US and Israeli airstrikes against Iran has entered its second week and leaves a trail of devastation with thousands of deaths and injuries in several countries. Casualty figures, compiled from official government reports, UN assessments and independent monitors, reveal an asymmetric war. Iran suffers most of the losses. Local authorities report that deaths may have reached 2,400, with up to 12,000 injured, predominantly among civilians. The most tragic face of this offensive is revealed in the massacre of innocents: the bombing of the girls’ school in Minab that killed more than 150 children, provoking international condemnation and urgent calls for investigations into war crimes.

In Israel, the impact was significantly smaller, with records varying between 9 and 13 deaths and around 1,400 injuries, most of them minor. In Lebanon, however, the spillover of hostilities has already resulted in 394 deaths. The Lebanese Ministry of Health confirmed that 83 children were among the dead, victims of Israeli air strikes that have already displaced hundreds of thousands of people. While President Donald Trump recognizes the first significant American losses — between 6 and 8 soldiers killed at bases in the Gulf — and promises to continue the war, humanitarian organizations denounce the collapse of basic infrastructure in the region.

The crisis spreads across several Gulf countries. However, the focus of violations remains on Iranian territory, where the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) warns of systematic attacks on health facilities and educational institutions. To date, 14 medical facilities have been hit in Iran, resulting in the deaths of four healthcare workers. Experts warn that while Washington’s rhetoric focuses on political control over Iran’s future, the immediate human cost is paid by an entire generation of children.