UN Mission Finds Reasonable Grounds to Believe U.S. Committed War Crimes in Iran
The mission said the strikes killed more than 150 people in Minab and 22 civilians in Lamerd and were carried out recklessly.
- On September 17, the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Iran reported reasonable grounds to believe the United States committed war crimes in two military strikes, while also finding Iranian authorities committed crimes against humanity during their crackdown on protests.
- Investigators concluded the United States relied on unverified intelligence suggesting a military commander was present before striking the Shajareh Tayyebeh Primary School in Minab, killing more than 150 people including around 120 schoolchildren.
- Iranian authorities carried out systematic attacks against civilians during late 2025 protests, involving unlawful killings, torture, and arbitrary detention. Experts believe the actual death toll exceeds official figures of 3,038 killed and 25,000 injured.
- In June, President Donald Trump claimed "nobody" purposefully attacked the school, while Tehran blamed "terrorists and rioters" for the unrest. Both nations' permanent missions in Geneva did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
- The report, to be submitted to the Human Rights Council in Geneva, examines the United States' conduct during the war beginning in February and the Iranian government's suppression of nationwide unrest.
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Geneva, Sep 17 (EFE).- The U.N. Fact-Finding Mission for Iran said there are "reasonable grounds" to believe that the U.S. committed war crimes in two attacks it led at the beginning of the war against Iranian territory, a country it also accused of possible crimes, in its case against humanity, [...] The entry The U.N. Fact-Finding Mission accuses the U.S. of war crimes and Iran of crimes against humanity was first published in HolaNews.
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UN-backed human rights experts find ‘reasonable grounds’ to believe US committed war crimes in 2 deadly strikes on Iran – WTOP News
GENEVA (AP) — UN-backed human rights experts find ‘reasonable grounds’ to believe US committed war crimes in 2 deadly strikes on Iran.
A girls' school in Minab, a sports complex in Lamerd: In both U.S. air raids at the beginning of the Iran war, numerous civilians die. A UN investigation mission now classifys the missions as possible war crimes.
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