The UN Commission of Inquiry has determined there are reasonable grounds to believe the United States committed war crimes in its strikes on Iran, with particular focus on the bombing of a girls' school in Minab and a sports center in Lamerd, the commission said. It also ruled that Iranian authorities committed crimes against humanity during the suppression of anti-regime protests in January, according to the commission's findings.
The United Nations Commission of Inquiry today released its findings stating there are reasonable grounds to believe the United States committed war crimes in its strikes on Iran, with particular emphasis on the bombing of a girls' school in Minab and a sports center in Lamerd. The commission also determined that Iranian authorities committed crimes against humanity during the suppression of anti-regime protests in January.
The findings add to a series of reports on civilian casualties from US strikes during the ongoing US-Iran conflict. As The Zioneer previously reported, a Bloomberg investigation in June revealed that the US mistakenly struck an elementary school in Iran on February 28 due to an intelligence database error. That incident is separate from the Minab school strike cited by the commission.
The US has not yet issued an official response to the commission's report, which is non-binding but carries significant diplomatic weight. The commission's determination regarding Iran's protest crackdown follows earlier reports of mass arrests and casualties during the January demonstrations.
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- DevelopingIran's UN ambassador demands prosecution over Minab school strike, cites 47 children killed
- StrongPentagon blames flawed intel and AI for strike that killed at least 123 children in Iran
- StrongTrump acknowledges US strike on Minab school may have been based on old intelligence or mistake
- StrongIran dubs Zurich delegation 'Minab 168' after school strike in southeastern city
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