Imam Ali Shrine hosts families of Minab school attack victims from Iran

NAJAF, Iraq — The Imam Ali Shrine in Najaf hosted families of victims killed in an attack on a school in Minab, Iran, with 128 of 168 affected families represented by a 360-member delegation. Shrine Media Director Haydar Rahim said the delegation, composed of relatives of students and teachers killed in the strike, was received as part of the shrine's program covering Imam Ali and other holy pilgrimage sites. Rahim said the visit was organized under the guidance of Najaf's highest religious authority and as an expression of solidarity with the Iranian people. The purpose of the gathering, he said, was to honor the sacrifices of those killed and to uphold humanitarian values. The shrine covered all logistics for the visiting families, including transportation, accommodation, hospitality and pilgrimage visits from departure to return. A missile strike on the school in Minab killed 168 students and 25 teachers, according to figures cited in the report.