Iran rebuilds over 1,200 schools damaged during recent conflict

Education Minister Alireza Kazemi announced that Iran has rebuilt 1,288 schools damaged during recent attacks and returned them to service.

The government worked with charitable donors to complete these repairs following a period of conflict the ministry referred to as the Ramadan War. The minister stated that around 1,500 educational facilities suffered direct or indirect damage during the fighting. Among these sites was the Shajareh Tayyebeh school in Minab, where 168 students and staff members died.

Kazemi noted that the conflict caused widespread anxiety, displacement, and disruptions to the learning process for children across the country. To prevent future disruptions, the government approved new rules that forbid schools from closing without authorization from the education ministry. The interior minister also issued a wartime management directive to provincial governors. Kazemi reported that attacks across the country killed 295 students and 68 teachers during the period of conflict.