China Donates $200,000 to Iran School Victims

China has announced a $200,000 donation to support the families of students killed in a missile strike on a school in Iran during the early stages of the Middle East conflict.

According to China’s foreign ministry, the funds will be channelled through the Chinese Red Cross Society to the Iranian Red Crescent Society to provide humanitarian assistance and financial support to the deceased students’ parents.

Tehran has accused the United States and Israel of carrying out the attack on a school in southern Iran on the first day of the war. Iranian media reported that funeral ceremonies were held for at least 165 victims, including children, although the death toll has not been independently confirmed.

Speaking at a regular press briefing, foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun reportedly described the attack as an indiscriminate strike and a serious breach of international humanitarian law.

He said attacks targeting schools and children violate fundamental humanitarian principles and moral standards, adding that China is prepared to continue providing humanitarian support to Iran during the crisis.

“Attacks on schools and children constitute a more severe violation of international humanitarian law and breach the bottom line of human conscience and morality.

“China stands ready to continue providing necessary assistance to Iran in a humanitarian spirit to support the Iranian people through this difficult time,” he said.

A military investigation by the United States into the incident is currently underway. The New York Times reported that preliminary findings indicated a US Tomahawk missile may have struck the school due to a targeting error.

Access to the strike location has been limited, preventing independent verification of the circumstances surrounding the incident or the reported casualty figures. Israel has denied any involvement in the attack.

US President Donald Trump initially suggested Iran might have been responsible for the strike, though the country does not possess Tomahawk missiles. He later said he would accept the outcome of the investigation, and told reporters he was unaware of the report about the missile error.