Deadly US strike on Iran school may have been a war crime, UN report finds
- On Thursday, the United Nations Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Iran found 'reasonable grounds' to believe the U.S. committed war crimes in two February 28 airstrikes that killed at least 178 civilians.
- Strikes hit the Shajareh Tayyebeh Primary School in Minab, killing more than 150 people—including around 120 children—while a separate attack in Lamerd killed 22 civilians using tungsten pellets.
- U.S. forces likely relied on outdated intelligence from the Defense Intelligence Agency when targeting the school, which satellite imagery showed was clearly separated from a nearby military installation.
- Following the report, the Department of Defense declined to comment on specific findings, stating an internal investigation into the strikes remains ongoing after months of delays.
- Beyond the airstrikes, UN investigators alleged Iran's security forces committed crimes against humanity during a 2025-2026 crackdown on anti-government protests, describing the actions as systematic attacks on civilians.
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The United Nations investigators stated that two U.S. air strikes on Iran in February, which killed at least 178 civilians, were indiscriminate and could be characterized as war crimes; the first attack was on Shajar Tayebeh Elementary School on 28 February; 157 people, including some 123 children under the age of 13, died; The New York Times reports with reference to the report of an independent United Nations international fact-finding mission…
Deadly US strike on Iran school may have been a war crime, UN report finds
By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — Two deadly US strikes on Iran during the opening salvo of the war, including one that hit an elementary school, may have been war crimes, a United Nations investigation concluded in a new report. At least 156 people, including 120 children and 26 teachers, were killed when the school
Zahra survived the attack, which the UN has now investigated. Her husband, Norwegian-Iranian Hamid Amini, was killed. “It’s about ensuring that the truth doesn’t disappear,” she tells VG.
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