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UN-backed human rights experts claim they have reasonable grounds to believe that the United States committed war crimes during two strikes in Iran on February 28. These attacks killed at least 178 civilians, including children, and involved a missile hitting a school in Minab and another airstrike dispersing tungsten pellets over a sports complex and residential area in Lamerd. The fact-finding team's statement highlights the loss of life due to indiscriminate attacks by U.S. forces and raises allegations of war crimes against both the United States and Iran regarding civilian casualties during their conflict.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-17,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
On September 17, a UN-backed independent fact-finding mission reported to the Human Rights Council in Geneva that there are reasonable grounds to believe the United States committed war crimes during two military strikes on Iran in February. One attack targeted a school in Minab and another hit a sports facility; these attacks allegedly resulted in at least 178 civilian deaths, including around 120 children according to Iranian officials. The mission also found that the Iranian government committed crimes against humanity during its crackdown on anti-government protests beginning in late December of the previous year.
The UN fact-finding team's report will be presented to the Human Rights Council and suggests both sides violated international law. While neither US, Israel, nor Iran are members of the council, the findings could be used in future efforts for accountability through international courts. Both US and Iranian officials have previously disputed claims regarding their actions during this period.
Written for “US War Crimes In Iran Strikes” on 2026-09-17,
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Human rights experts commissioned by the UN's top human rights body say they have found “reasonable grounds” to believe the United States (U.S.) committed war crimes in two strikes in Iran, including on a school in the southern city of Minab.
left attributes reasonable grounds for belief that U.S. committed war crimes
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“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,”
left asserts U.S. committed war crimes based on findings
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The UN-backed team cited the allegations of war crimes over two strikes — one involving Tomahawk missiles on the “clearly identifiable” school, and another airstrike where precision strike missiles dispersed tungsten pellets over a “clearly identifiable sports complex and residential area” in the southern city of Lamerd, also on February 28.
left details specific allegations of war crimes against U.S.
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Human rights experts commissioned by the UN's top human rights body say they have found “reasonable grounds” to believe the United States (U.S.) committed war crimes in two strikes in Iran, including on a school in the southern city of Minab.
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States → commission → Minab
The international fact-finding mission on Iran says the findings centre on a pair of airstrikes that killed at least 178 civilians, including women and children.
asserted
that → find → women
At the start of the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran in February, at least one U.S. missile hit the Shajareh Tayyebeh school in Minab, according to an Associated Press investigation.
uncertain
missile → hit → investigation
There has been no final accounting of what happened.
asserted
what → happen → ?
Iranian state media have said 168 people were killed in the strike, most of them children.
asserted
most → say → them
“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 fact-finding team said in a statement.
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team → follow → statement
The Trump administration has yet to directly accept the blame or release findings of a Pentagon investigation into the school bombing.
asserted
administration → have → bombing
The UN-backed team cited the allegations of war crimes over two strikes — one involving Tomahawk missiles on the “clearly identifiable” school, and another airstrike where precision strike missiles dispersed tungsten pellets over a “clearly identifiable sports complex and residential area” in the southern city of Lamerd, also on February 28.
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missiles → back → February
The UN-backed team said 22 civilian men and women were killed.
asserted
men → back → ?
U.S. Central Command has denied responsibility for the strike on Lamerd.
asserted
Command → deny → Lamerd
The team also said that killings by state security forces occurred on a “staggering scale” in Iran, and alleged crimes against humanity committed by the Iranian government.
asserted
killings → say → government
It said civilians were caught between “gross human rights violations and crimes against humanity committed by their own government and the nation's deadly conflict with the United States and Israel.”
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civilians → say → States
The fact-finding mission on Iran, chaired by jurist Sara Hossain of Bangladesh, is made of of independent experts and was created in 2022 by the Human Rights Council, the UN's top human rights body.
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mission → chair → Council
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