Iran has renewed its demand for justice over the bombing of a primary school in the southern city of Minab, with a senior diplomat saying evidence has been compiled, an indictment issued and legal cases opened abroad.

Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said on Sunday that those responsible for the strike, which took place on the first day of the war launched by the United States and Israel against Iran, must be held accountable through legal proceedings and in international forums.

The attack killed 156 people, including 120 children, according to the figures Iran has given.

Gharibabadi, who oversees legal and international affairs at the Foreign Ministry, told state broadcaster IRIB that excellent documentation of the incident had been collected and sent to Tehran, and that an indictment had been issued.

He added that some foreign countries had filed lawsuits over what he called the Minab crime. The US, he said, had still not accepted responsibility, despite published reports and documents that point to American involvement.

He made the remarks during a visit to Hormozgan province, where he toured the school site and paid tribute to the victims. In a separate interview with Press TV, he said a growing number of lawyers in Europe and even inside the United States were volunteering to bring cases against Washington, and he urged the wider legal community to join the campaign.

The strike has drawn scrutiny well beyond Tehran. Amnesty International concluded in March that it was an unlawful US strike and called for those responsible to be held to account, warning that if the attackers failed to identify the building as a school it would amount to gross negligence.

In July, UN experts called for an independent investigation, noting that five months after the bombing neither Washington nor Israel had made any findings public, and stressing that describing civilian deaths as a mistake does not remove legal obligations.

The latest comments come as Iran steps up its legal and diplomatic campaign over the war, which it says has caused mass civilian casualties. The United States has not responded to the latest remarks.

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