Dozens of Iranian Students Hospitalized After Suspected Poisoning | HNGN [Video]

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi ordered an investigation after dozens of students at girls’ schools were hospitalized following a suspected poisoning that may have affected hundreds of others.

The incident involved noxious fumes that caused students at girls’ schools to become sick in what officials believe are attacks targeting women’s education. Hundreds of students at roughly 30 affected schools have become sick since November.

Poisoning at Iranian Girls’ Schools

Some of the patients were transferred to hospitals due to the severity of their health conditions. Initially, Iranian authorities dismissed the incidents and only acknowledged the gravity of the issue in recent days.

Several children complained about experiencing headaches, heart palpitations, feeling lethargic, or being unable to move. Some victims also said they smelled tangerines, chlorine, or cleaning agents.

In contrast with Afghanistan, Iran has no history of religious extremists that targeted girls’ education. Even after the 1979 Islamic Revolution that toppled the country’s Western-backed monarchy, women …