UN says US strikes on Iran school that killed over 150 may amount to war crimes

AF Agence France-PresseSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-09-17 · 12:16 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min

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United Nations investigators have stated there are "reasonable grounds" to believe the United States committed war crimes against civilians in Iran. This finding stems from US and Israeli attacks on February 28th, which investigators found resulted in indiscriminate attacks causing civilian casualties and damage to civilian objects. The investigators' report, to be presented to the Human Rights Council, also notes that Iranian civilians face "gross human rights violations" from their own government. The UN investigators are urging the Human Rights Council to push for an end to the conflict, accountability for war crimes, and asylum for fleeing civilians. Neither Iran, Israel, nor the United States are members of the Human Rights Council.

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Investigators urged the Human Rights Council to press for an end to the war and hold those responsible for war crimes accountable.

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The US committed the war crime of launching indiscriminate attacks resulting in civilian loss of life or injury.

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UN investigators found reasonable grounds to believe the US committed war crimes against civilians in Iran.

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Civilians in Iran face gross human rights violations from their own government.

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There are “reasonable grounds” to believe the US committed war crimes against civilians in Iran, who also face “gross human rights violations” from their own government, United Nations investigators said on Thursday.In their latest report, due to be presented to the Human Rights Council on Monday, the independent investigators urged the 47 countries in the council to press for an end to the war, hold those responsible for war crimes to account and give asylum to civilians fleeing abroad.Neither Iran, Israel nor the United States is a member of the Human Rights Council.“Following the United States and Israeli attacks on February 28, the mission found reasonable grounds to believe the United States committed the war crime of launching indiscriminate attacks resulting in the loss of life or injury to civilians or damage to civilian objects,” the investigators said.

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