Iran names two US officials over Minab school missile strike, says ‘remember these criminals’
Tehran, March 29: Iran has publicly identified two US officials in connection with the missile strike on a girls’ school in Minab on February 28 and posted on X, calling on people to “remember these criminals”.
According to Iran, more than 170 students and teachers were killed in the attack on the girls’ school in Minab city.
In posts shared by Iranian embassies in India, South Africa and Nigeria, the officials were named as US Navy commanding officer Laeg R. Tate and executive officer Jeffrey E. York. The posts included photographs and alleged that they had ordered the missile strike.
In another post, Iran questioned the officials, asking whether they have children and how they could justify such actions.
Remember these two criminals. Leigh R. Tate, the commander, and Jeffrey E. York, the executive officer of the USS Spruance, who ordered the launch of Tomahawk missiles three times, killing 168 innocent children at a school in #Minab. pic.twitter.com/CEsHFllJr2
— Iran in India (@Iran_in_India) March 29, 2026
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Man arrested with Rs 2.54-crore heroin in Mumbai
Mumbai (PTI): Police have arrested a man and seized over 500 grams of heroin worth Rs 2.54 crore in the illicit market from him in Mumbai, officials said on Friday.
The police's Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) made the drug seizure in Santacruz in the western suburbs. The operation was conducted by the Kandivali unit of the ANC on Thursday as part of a special crackdown against drug trafficking in the area, they said.
Acting on specific inputs, an ANC team conducted a raid in Santacruz (East) and intercepted a man. During a search, the team recovered 508 grams of high-grade heroin from his possession, an official said.
The seized contraband, a highly addictive, opioid drug derived from morphine, is estimated to be worth Rs 2.54 crore in the international market, he informed.
Following the seizure, a case was registered against the man under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, and he was formally placed under arrest in the early hours of Friday.
The police are currently investigating the source of the drug and trying to identify the intended recipients of the consignment, he said.
