UN mission finds grounds to believe US committed war crimes in Iran, and Tehran crimes against humanity
The mission said the strikes killed at least 178 civilians and found no evidence the school was used for military purposes.
- 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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UN fact-finding mission finds grounds to believe U.S. committed war crimes in 2 strikes on Iran
A United Nations fact-finding mission on Iran said on Thursday it had reasonable grounds to believe the United States was behind two military strikes on a school and sports facility in Iran in February, and that these constituted war crimes.
Independent UN mission holds Washington accountable for attacks on civilians in Iran and charges Tehran with crimes against humanity in the repression of protests that began last December.
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U.N.-commissioned rights experts say there are "reasonable grounds" to believe the U.S. committed war crimes with strikes that killed scores of Iranian civilians.
The Iranian civilian population is trapped between an "extreme" state repression and the impact of the war in the Middle East, triggered in late February by Israeli-American strikes, alerted UN investigators on Thursday.
A UN mission claims that US attacks on a school and sports complex in Iran can constitute war crimes. Iran's report also accuses the authorities of crimes against humanity in repressing protests.
US launched 'indiscriminate attacks resulting in loss of life or injury to civilians or damage to civilian objects' during February airstrikes, mission finds
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