TEHRAN -- Iran’s deputy foreign minister for legal and international affairs said Sunday that a growing number of foreign lawyers from Europe and the U.S. are voluntarily opening legal cases against Washington over the Minab school massacre, as a Turkish cycling caravan continues its journey toward the southern Iranian city to honor the victims.
Kazem Gharibabadi told Press TV that several foreign legal teams have already initiated investigations and filed cases in their respective domestic courts. 
“I believe that opening one or two cases is not enough. Several cases should be opened before various courts,” he said, extending an open invitation to lawyers pursuing accountability. 
“If they need any evidence, they can contact us, or they can contact civil society in Iran. We will provide them with all necessary evidence.”
The U.S. military strike on the Minab Elementary School martyred 168 people, including students, teachers, parents and sports players. 
Gharibabadi described the attack as “the most shocking and bizarre crime” committed by the United States on the opening day of its aggression, calling the deliberate targeting of a school “a clear crime against humanity and a very clear war crime.” 
He said children, educational centers, hospitals and civilian infrastructure enjoy absolute immunity under international humanitarian law.
Separately, a 25-member Turkish cycling caravan is making its way through Iran toward Minab, carrying letters, drawings, toys and school bags prepared by Turkish children for their Iranian peers and the bereaved families. 
The caravan, led by journalist Kemal Yücel, began its approximately 

3,000-kilometer journey from Diyarbakır on Oct. 2 and entered Iran through the Razi border crossing.
Yücel, who lost two children of his own, described the initiative as a mission to draw attention to the suffering war inflicts upon children. 
“The tears shed for the children of Minab reflect a universal human sorrow that transcends national borders,” he said. The caravan carries more than 3,000 drawings and thousands of letters from Turkish children, along with toys collected by volunteers.
They began their journey in Iran at the border with a symbolic roll call in which the names of the 168 victims were read aloud. The names of two victims whose bodies have not been recovered were repeated twice.
Gharibabadi confirmed that a formal indictment has been issued by the Iranian judiciary and a specialized committee of eminent lawyers established. 
“We are preparing ourselves to open judicial cases before foreign courts,” he said. “The United States should be held accountable and responsible for the crime that it has committed.” 
Iran has also formally raised the issue before international organizations to ensure the crime is permanently documented.
The Turkish caravan is expected to pass through Khoy, Tabriz, Zanjan, Qazvin, Tehran, Qom, Isfahan, Shiraz and Bandar Abbas before reaching Minab, where members will meet with families of the victims.