Iranian FM condemns US-Israeli strikes on girls' elementary school

Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi on Tuesday condemned U.S.-Israeli strikes on a girls' elementary school in southern Iran's Minab in a post.

On the social media platform X, Araghchi shared the image of a harrowing aerial photograph showing mass graves being prepared for the victims of the attack, in which he said the bodies of the innocent young girls were "torn to shreds".

The airstrike on the Shajareh Tayyebeh girls' elementary school in Minab on Saturday left at least 165 people dead, according to Iranian authorities.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has expressed condolences to the families of the victims and the residents of the city. He has condemned the airstrikes, calling them inhumane and barbaric.

The United Nations education agency, UNESCO, said the deadly bombing of the primary school by the U.S. and Israel constitutes a grave violation of humanitarian law.

Iranian FM condemns US-Israeli strikes on girls' elementary school

Iranian FM condemns US-Israeli strikes on girls' elementary school

Iranian FM condemns US-Israeli strikes on girls' elementary school

Iranian FM condemns US-Israeli strikes on girls' elementary school

As part of the Ministry of Commerce's "Shopping in China" campaign, the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region Consumer Season, together with the 2026 National Consumption Promotion Month initiative, kicked off in north China's Tianjin Municipality on Monday evening, highlighting coordinated efforts to boost regional consumption.

Co-hosted by the Ministry of Commerce, China Media Group and the governments of Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei, the event aims to showcase the region's commercial strengths and distinctive consumer offerings.

The launch ceremony featured a wide array of products from across the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, including intangible cultural heritage items, local specialties, time-honored brands, and emerging consumer labels.

Organizers also unveiled the first list of specialty souvenirs from the regions and released a bilingual Shopping in China · Consumption Guide for Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region, covering shopping, dining, tourism, and exhibitions and performances to foster the region as a global shopping hub.

This year's consumer season underscores regional coordination, rolling out ten joint initiatives such as AI-plus experiences and premium shopping routes. The campaign is designed to develop a year-round, integrated consumption brand spanning commerce, culture, tourism, and sports.

"By linking signature events, we aim to create year-round highlights that showcase Tianjin's unique charm and consumption vitality," said He Xiaoyang, Director of the Consumption Promotion Division at the Tianjin Municipal Bureau of Commerce.

The regional initiative coordinates with the earlier announcement of the Ministry of Commerce to continue building the “Shopping in China” brand, improve trade-in programs for consumer goods, advance new consumption models and scenarios, and enhance the international consumer environment.

By expanding premium consumer goods supply and leveraging first-launch, green, healthy, and smart consumption models, the initiative explores ways to achieve coordinated consumption growth in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, a major trade and industrial powerhouse in northern China.

Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei co-host regional initiative to promote consumption