Makan Nasiri

Makan Nasiri (; born c. 2019 – killed February 28, 2026) was a 7‑year‑old Iranian boy who was killed in a U.S. missile strike on the Shajareh Tayyebeh elementary school in Minab, Hormozgan province, Iran, on the first day of the 2026 Iran war. He is one of the children from the attack whose remains were never recovered, despite a 140‑day search of the rubble. According to his father, Sirus Nasiri, Makan loved sports. The day of the attack was Makan’s seventh birthday, and he wore a blue sweater against the morning cold. A symbolic empty grave was created for Makan in Minab's martyrs' cemetery, alongside the graves of other victims. His remaining belongings are displayed in a small glass box at the Mahdieh mosque in the neighborhood of his family.

On 21 July 2026, 140 days after the attack, Mohammad Radmehr, the governor of Minab, stated that DNA tests have identified 62 more body fragments belonging to 32 victims, but none of them have been identified as belonging to Makan Nasiri.

Legacy Makan Nasiri has become a symbol of civilian suffering in the conflict. In May 2026, Iran named its delegation to the Youth Olympic Games after him. A street in Khomeinishahr, his father's birthplace, is planned to be named in his memory. Iranian director Siyamak Mardane announced that he had written a screenplay about Makan's life and disappearance. The first fine arts vocational school in the city of Minab, named after "Shahid Makan Nasiri," was launched with the aim of providing specialized education and nurturing future artists in Hormozgan.

An international "1+168" campaign was launched under the slogan "I Am the Voice of Minab," involving the families and media activists from multiple countries. Makan's mother later told reporters: "It is an honor for me to be the mother of Makan." In April 2026, speaking on behalf of the parents of the Minab school victims, she told a memorial ceremony in Isfahan: "We want them to take revenge for our children's massacre."