US may have committed two separate war crimes in Iran, UN-backed experts say

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17 Sep 2026 • 11:02 PM MYT
The Independent
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US may have committed two separate war crimes in Iran, UN-backed experts say

  • A U.N. fact-finding mission reported that U.S. forces likely committed war crimes in February during two strikes in Iran, including one on a school that killed about 120 children.
  • The U.N. report found a second U.S. strike on a sports center in Lamerd was indiscriminate, though U.S. Central Command denied carrying out strikes in that city.
  • The U.N. report also determined that Iranian authorities committed crimes against humanity while cracking down on anti-government protests.
  • The report detailing the findings will be submitted to the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva.
  • Donald Trump stated the U.S. is hopefully near the end of the war with Iran, despite Iranian officials insisting peace talks require meeting their conditions first.

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