17/09/2026
BREAKING🚨
UN EXPERTS SAY U.S. MAY HAVE COMMITTED WAR CRIMES IN IRAN
A UN fact-finding mission says it found “reasonable grounds” to believe U.S. forces were responsible for two February 28 strikes in Iran that downed at least 178 civilians.
One strike hit the Shajareh Tayyebeh Primary School in Minab, where more than 150 people were downed , including around 120 children, according to Iranian officials.
The second strike hit a sports complex and residential area in Lamerd, downing 22 civilians, according to the UN-backed investigators.
The experts said the locations were clearly identifiable as civilian sites and concluded that the attacks amounted to indiscriminate attacks prohibited under international humanitarian law. (Internazionale)
A preliminary U.S. assessment reportedly found that American forces were likely responsible for the Minab strike but suggested the school may have been hit because outdated intelligence incorrectly identified the area as a military site. Washington has not publicly accepted responsibility and says the investigation is ongoing. The U.S. military has also denied responsibility for the Lamerd strike. (CBS News)
The same UN report, however, also accuses Iranian authorities of crimes against humanity during their crackdown on anti-government protesters, including torture and arbitrary detention. (apnews.com)
The findings are not a criminal court judgment or legally binding verdict, but the evidence could potentially be relevant to future international legal proceedings.
Source: Reuters / AP
