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Anna Kelly, White House principal deputy press secretary, strongly criticized a UN Human Rights Council report that found reasonable grounds to believe the US committed war crimes in Iran during its airstrike operations on February 28. The report alleges two specific airstrikes killed 178 civilians at a school in Minab and 22 more in a sports complex and residential area in Lamerd, with both attacks hitting civilian targets. In response, Kelly accused Iran of being the only party responsible for war crimes, citing its actions against its own people and neighboring countries. The White House also defended President Trump’s decision to start what it calls "the Iran war" as necessary to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons.
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Story summary
On September 17, a UN-backed fact-finding mission found reasonable grounds to believe the United States committed war crimes in Iran during two military strikes in February, including one on a school in Minab and another on a sports facility in Lamerd, which together killed around 178 civilians, mostly children. The mission also determined that Iranian authorities committed crimes against humanity while cracking down on anti-government protests starting late December 2022. These findings are part of a new report to be submitted to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva and highlight indiscriminate attacks causing civilian deaths, damage to civilian infrastructure, and severe human rights violations by both US forces and Iranian authorities during the conflict. Neither the US nor Iran responded immediately to Reuters' inquiries about these claims.
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The White House came out swinging against a United Nations-sponsored investigation that found “reasonable grounds” to conclude the US committed war crimes in Iran and should pay “full reparations to victims.”
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US → come → victims
“The UN Human Rights Council has accomplished nothing for human rights while spouting unserious nonsense for decades,” said White House principal deputy press secretary Anna Kelly.
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Kelly → accomplish → decades
“The only party in this conflict that has committed war crimes is the Iranian regime, which has murdered thousands of its own people, killed Americans overseas, executed acts of terrorism in the Strait of Hormuz, and launched indiscriminate attacks against its neighbors in the region,” Kelly said.
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Kelly → commit → region
The 47-member Human Rights Council — which includes alleged human rights abusers such as China, Cuba and Ethiopia — will formally receive the investigative report on Monday as President Trump prepares to attend meetings for the annual UN General Assembly.
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Trump → include → Assembly
The probe focused on two US airstrikes on the first day of the war on Feb, 28.
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probe → focus → Feb
One hit a school in Minab, allegedly killing 178 civilians.
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One → hit → civilians
The other hit a “clearly identifiable sports complex and residential area” in Lamerd, allegedly killing 22, the investigators said.
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investigators → hit → 22
“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,” a UN statement says, assessing that “the building of the school was the intended point of impact.”
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building → find → impact
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Report → start → news
The White House reiterated Trump’s decision start the Iran war on Feb. 28 was to prevent the rogue regime from obtaining a nuclear weapon and terrorizing the world.
“The President is courageously ensuring that such an evil country never possesses a nuclear weapon, which will make the entire world safer and more stable,” Kelly said.
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Kelly → reiterate → weapon
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