According to the reports received by VOA and videos posted on social media, at least five schools in different provinces of Iran were attacked with chemical gases. The serial poisonings of mostly female students began on November 30, 2022, in the city of Qom and have continued to spread acro
Iran has seen a wave of suspected poisonings, carried out almost entirely at girls' schools, in recent months. The first known incident of schoolgirl poisoning occurred on November 30 in the city of Qom, when about 50 students fell ill and were taken to the hospital.