US committed war crimes in 2 deadly strikes on Iranian school, sports centre: UN
A UN fact-finding mission has accused US forces of committing war crimes during two military strikes in Iran, including an attack on a primary school. The report also highlights human rights abuses by Iranian authorities during recent anti-government protests.
Why it matters
The findings implicate a major global power in war crimes, which could lead to significant diplomatic fallout and international legal scrutiny.
An independent UN fact-finding mission on Iran announced on Thursday that it found US involvement in two military strikes involving a school and a sports facility in February, calling them war crimes.The mission also found that Iranian authorities committed crimes against humanity in their lethal crackdown on anti-government protests in late December.The report from the independent international fact-finding mission on Iran examines both America's actions during the Iran war and Tehran's handling of the nationwide unrest.According to Reuters, the report is to be presented to the UN Human Rights Council.Strike on the Minab schoolThe UN investigators said there were reasonable grounds to conclude that US forces carried out the attack on Shajareh Tayyebeh Primary School in Minab.
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