Fatemeh Salari

Their life

Fatemeh Salari was a 34-year-old woman from Minab in Hormozgan Province, Iran. She was among the civilians present at or near Shajareh Tayyebeh Primary School when it was struck during an air attack in February 2026. The strike killed a large number of schoolchildren, teachers, and adults connected to the school community. Fatemeh Salari was one of the adult victims identified in lists compiled after the attack.

Fatemeh Salari lived in Minab, a city in southern Iran’s Hormozgan Province. During the morning hours of 28 February 2026, when classes were underway at Shajareh Tayyebeh Primary School, missiles struck the school compound as part of wider air raids reported across the region. The attack destroyed large sections of the school building and caused heavy casualties among children, teachers, and civilians who were present at the site. According to reports, the strike occurred during school hours, when many students were in classrooms or moving between periods. Fatemeh Salari was identified among those killed in the incident, which became one of the deadliest attacks involving civilian casualties during the conflict.

How they died

Fatemeh Salari was killed during a missile air strike that hit Shajareh Tayyebeh Primary School in Minab while students and staff were present. Witnesses reported that the attack involved a “double-tap” strike, where a second missile hit the same location shortly after the first explosion.

Fatemeh Salari died from severe blast injuries sustained when missiles struck the Shajareh Tayyebeh school compound during air raids on Minab. The first explosion caused panic among students, teachers, and parents at the school. Some survivors reported that people gathered in a safer area after the first blast, but another missile hit shortly afterward, causing additional casualties among those seeking shelter

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Fatemeh Salari, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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