Death toll from US-Israel massacre in southern Iran girls' school rises to 115

The death toll from an attack Saturday on a school in Iran's south has risen to 115, according to state-affiliated Farsna, after the US and Israel launched strikes on the Islamic republic.

Previously, the Iranian Red Crescent said the death toll from a strike on Saturday that hit a school in the country's south had risen to 108.

"The number of student martyrs at Minab School has reached 108, and relief and debris removal operations are still ongoing," a spokesperson for the organisation said.

The Pentagon did not immediately respond to a request for comment, but a CENTCOM spokesperson was quoted by The New York Times as saying: "We are aware of reports concerning civilian harm resulting from ongoing military operations. We take these reports seriously and are looking into them.

"The protection of civilians is of utmost importance, and we will continue to take all precautions available to minimise the risk of unintended harm."

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian said "this barbaric act is another black page in the record of countless crimes committed by the aggressors".

The Iranian Red Crescent said on Saturday evening that at least 201 people had been killed and 747 injured in the attacks.

Iran’s Tasnim News Agency had earlier reported that a girls' primary school in the province was attacked, while videos circulating online showed extensive destruction to the school building.

Reports indicated that approximately 170 students were inside the school at the time of the strike.

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei also spoke about the deadly attack on the school.

Hormozgan Province hosts several Iranian naval bases.