UN experts say grounds to believe US committed war crimes in Iran strikes
UN human rights experts have concluded there are reasonable grounds to believe the US committed war crimes in two strikes on Iran that killed at least 177 civilians. The report identifies the attacks on a primary school in Minab and a sports complex in Lamerd as indiscriminate acts that caused significant civilian casualties. The US State Department has rejected the findings, stating it does not give credibility to the report, while also noting that Iranian authorities committed crimes against humanity during recent protests.
- ▪A UN fact-finding mission determined that US Tomahawk missiles struck a primary school in Minab, killing at least 156 people including 120 children.
- ▪Experts found that US Precision Strike Missiles hit a sports complex in Lamerd, resulting in the deaths of at least 21 civilians, including seven children.
- ▪The US State Department officially denied the report's findings and stated that the US does not give credibility to the allegations of war crimes.
- ▪The mission also reported that Iranian security forces committed crimes against humanity during a crackdown on mass anti-government protests in January.
- ▪Both targeted locations were clearly identifiable civilian infrastructure with no evidence of military use, leading experts to classify the strikes as indiscriminate.
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UN experts say grounds to believe US committed war crimes in Iran strikesImage source, WANA via ReutersImage caption, At least 156 people, including 120 children, were killed in February's strike on the primary school in MinabByDavid GrittenPublished17 September 2026, 16:07 BSTUpdated 3 minutes agoUN human rights experts say there are reasonable grounds to believe the US committed war crimes in two strikes in Iran that killed at least 177 civilians.A new report by the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Iran, external said February's missile strikes on a primary school in Minab and a sports complex in Lamerd constituted indiscriminate attacks causing civilian deaths and damage to civilian infrastructure.The US previously denied striking Lamerd and said it was investigating…
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