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UN mission says grounds to believe US committed war crimes in Iran

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Source published: 18 Sept 2026, 12:43 CEST Publication time from the source RSS/feed

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UN mission says grounds to believe US committed war crimes in Iran

A UN 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. It also found that Iranian authorities committed crimes against humanity during their deadly crackdown on anti-government protests. France 24’s Kethevane Gorjestani takes a closer look at the report’s findings.

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16 Sept 2026, 22:09 CEST → 18 Sept 2026, 12:43 CEST
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France 24 - English

Iranian authorities committed crimes against humanity in the crackdown on 2022 protests that left hundreds dead, Amnesty International said Wednesday, adding Tehran's suppression of new demonstrations this year bore the "same hallmarks" but on an even wider scale. FRANCE 24's Mark Owen speaks with Amnesty International...

Sky News - World

Human rights experts commissioned by the United Nations (UN) have concluded that there are "reasonable grounds" to believe that the US committed a war crime when it struck a school in Iran.

Google News: The Tribune-Democrat

UN-backed experts find U.S. may have committed war crimes in Iran, and other Mideast developments

NPR - World

Human rights experts commissioned by the U.N. say they have found "reasonable grounds" to believe the U.S. committed war crimes in Iran, including a strike on a school in the southern city of Minab.

The Guardian - World

Fact-finding mission says military strikes on school and sports facility in ⁠February constitute war ⁠crimes A UN fact-finding mission has determined there are reasonable grounds to believe the US was behind military strikes on a school and a sports facility in Iran in ⁠February that killed 120 children, and that these...

Al Jazeera - All News

The mission also said Iranian authorities committed crimes against humanity during their crackdown on recent protests.

BBC World

The US has not acknowledged carrying out February's deadly strikes on a primary school in Minab and a sports complex in Lamerd.

France 24 - English

A UN 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. It also found that Iranian authorities committed crimes against humanity during their dead...

Al Jazeera - All News

UN probe finds US unlawfully struck an Iranian school and sports centre, killing children; White House rejects findings.

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