GoKawiilUN mission finds US likely responsible for war-crime strikes on Iranian school
A UN fact-finding mission investigating the February conflict between Iran and the US has concluded there are reasonable grounds to believe US forces struck the Shajareh Tayyebeh primary school and a sports facility in Minab, killing more than 150 people, including roughly 120 children. Investigators said the US relied on faulty intelligence about a commander's presence and failed to verify the target, calling the strike reckless and an indiscriminate attack amounting to a war crime. The same mission also found that Iranian authorities committed crimes against humanity while suppressing anti-government protests that began in December.
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The findings put unusual scrutiny on US targeting practices during an active conflict, potentially fueling international legal and diplomatic pressure despite Washington's insistence its strikes comply with the laws of war. Coupled with the parallel finding against Iran's crackdown, the report signals that UN investigators are treating both sides' conduct as accountable under international law, which could shape future sanctions, legal proceedings, or diplomatic negotiations.
- UN investigators say US strikes on an Iranian school killed over 150 people, mostly children.
- The mission concluded the attack was reckless and constituted a war crime under international law.
- The same report found Iran's authorities committed crimes against humanity during protest crackdowns.
Source: theguardian.com, 2026-09-17
Published there as: “Iran school bombing: grounds to believe US was behind atrocity, UN finds”
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