Iran marks Teacher's Day in the shadow of the 'Imposed War' and the commemoration of the victims of the school in Minab
[47691] Iran marks Teacher's Day in the shadow of the 'Imposed War' and the commemoration of the victims of the school in Minab
Iranian officials published messages for Teacher's Day, focusing on the importance of the cultural struggle against the West and the commemoration of 26 teachers who were killed in the bombing of a school in Minab.
Iran marks Teacher's Day in the shadow of the 'Imposed War' and the commemoration of the victims of the school in Minab
On May 2, 2026, Iran marked Teacher's Day, which fell this year in the shadow of the events of the "Third Imposed War." State institutions and the country's leadership dedicated the day to commemorating 26 teachers from the "Shajareh Tayyebah" school in the city of Minab, who, according to them, were killed in airstrikes. The IRNA News Agency, affiliated with the official establishment, emphasized that this is a national tragedy and that according to Ministry of Education data, about 67 educational staff have been killed across the country since the beginning of the fighting.
President Masoud Pezeshkian published an official message in which he described teachers as "the interpreters of the wisdom of life" and noted that one of the central goals of his administration is ensuring "educational justice." At the same time, Pezeshkian admitted that without improving salary conditions and the social status of teachers, this goal cannot be achieved. Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Speaker of the Majlis, also echoed similar messages, defining the school as the "base of the struggle for tomorrow" and the teacher as the "architect of the foundations of civilization."
On the official side, senior officials emphasized the role of teachers in the war. Alireza Kazemi, the Minister of Education, spoke sharply and called for turning every classroom into a "cultural missile base against the enemies of Islam." This position was also supported by the office of the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution, which defined teachers as the "most influential link in the cultural battle" and as the "backbone of the country's culture and economy."
Conversely, opposition groups abroad, including the National Council of Iran led by Reza Pahlavi, used Labor Day and Teacher's Day to sharply criticize the regime. Pahlavi claimed that the regime squanders the country's resources on "wars and support for terrorist organizations" instead of investing in the welfare of Iranian teachers and workers, and called for continued resistance as the only way to restore the "dignity of the Iranian citizen."