Iran lists bombed Minab school as national historical site

Iran on Wednesday listed its girls' elementary school bombed in the U.S.-Israeli airstrike as a national historical site.

The Shajareh Tayyebeh girls' elementary school in Minab city was struck on February 28, the first day of the large-scale military operation launched by the United States and Israel against Iran.

The airstrike resulted in at least 165 deaths, most of whom were girls around 10 years old.

The listing of the historical site aims to protect the historical memory of Minab City and commemorate the tragic event, and a related ceremony will be held for the site on Thursday, according to an official in charge of the local cultural heritage, tourism, and handicrafts department.

Iran lists bombed Minab school as national historical site

The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, weakened 20 pips to 6.8628 against the U.S. dollar Thursday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trade System.

In China's spot foreign exchange market, the yuan is allowed to rise or fall by 2 percent from the central parity rate each trading day.

The central parity rate of the yuan against the U.S. dollar is based on a weighted average of prices offered by market makers before the opening of the interbank market each business day.

Chinese yuan weakens to 6.8628 against USD Thursday