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Experts tell UN of likely war crimes by US, Iran

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GENEVA -- Experts commissioned by the U.N.'s top human rights body say they have found "reasonable grounds" to believe the United States committed war crimes in two strikes in Iran, including on a school in the southern city of Minab.

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    Experts tell UN of likely war crimes by US, Iran

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  1. NBC Los Angeles

    UN mission finds grounds to believe U.S. committed war crimes in Iran (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    Families visit the graves of victims killed in an attack by the United States and Israel on a school in Minab, Hormozgan province, Iran, six months after the attack, on Sept. 11, 2026.

  2. Independent Journal Review

    UN mission cites possible US war crimes in Iran strikes and Iran abuses (opens Independent Journal Review)

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    U.N. mission finds reasonable grounds U.S. war crimes in Minab school strike; Iranian officials say about 120 children among more than 150 killed. Also cites Iranian crimes against humanity.

  3. Philadelphia Inquirer

    UN-backed human rights experts find ‘reasonable grounds’ to believe US committed war crimes in 2 deadly strikes on Iran (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    UN-backed human rights experts find ‘reasonable grounds’ to believe US committed war crimes in 2 deadly strikes on Iran

  4. Al-Monitor

    UN mission finds grounds to believe US committed war crimes in Iran, and Tehran crimes against humanity (opens Al-Monitor)

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    By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA, Sept 17 (Reuters) - A UN fact-finding mission on Iran said on Thursday it had reasonable grounds to believe the United States was behind two military strikes on a school and sports facility in Iran in February, and that these constituted war crimes.

  5. MyNorthwest

    UN-backed experts cite possible US war crimes in Iran strikes (opens MyNorthwest)

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    GENEVA (AP) — Human rights experts commissioned by the U.N.’s top human rights body say they have found “reasonable grounds” to believe the United States committed war crimes in two strikes in Iran, including on a school in the southern city of Minab.

  6. MS Now

    U.N.-backed experts cite possible U.S. war crimes in Iran strikes (opens MS Now)

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    The international fact-finding mission on Iran says the findings center on a pair of airstrikes which killed at least 178 civilians, including women and children.

  7. The Guardian

    Iran school bombing: grounds to believe US was behind atrocity, UN finds (opens The Guardian)

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    Fact-finding mission says military strikes on school and sports facility in ⁠February constitute war ⁠crimes A UN fact-finding mission on Iran has said there are reasonable grounds to believe the US was behind two military strikes on a school and sports facility in Iran in ⁠February, and that these …

  8. HuffPost

    U.N. Mission Finds Grounds To Believe U.S. Committed War Crimes In Iran (opens HuffPost)

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    It also found that Iranian authorities committed crimes against humanity during their deadly crackdown on anti-government protests.

  9. FOX 8 Cleveland

    Experts cite possible US war crimes in Iran strikes that killed women, children (opens FOX 8 Cleveland)

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    Human rights experts commissioned by the U.N.’s top human rights body say they have found “reasonable grounds” to believe the United States committed war crimes in two strikes in Iran, including on a school in the southern city of Minab.

  10. KAAL Rochester

    UN-backed experts find US may have committed war crimes in Iran, and other Mideast developments (opens KAAL Rochester)

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    Here’s a look at the latest news in the Middle East. United Nations-backed human rights experts say they found “reasonable grounds” to believe the United States committed war crimes in two strikes in Iran on the first day of the war. Meanwhile, the Palestinian Authority has condemned the U.S.

  11. Anchorage Daily News

    UN-backed experts find US may have committed war crimes in Iran (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    United Nations-backed human rights experts say they found “reasonable grounds” to believe the United States committed war crimes in two strikes in Iran on the first day of the war.

  12. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    UN mission faults both U.S., Iran for deadly attacks before and during war (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    GENEVA >> A UN fact-finding mission on Iran said today it had reasonable grounds to believe the United States was behind two military strikes on a school and sports facility in Iran in February, and that these constituted war crimes.

  13. CBS News

    U.N. experts say U.S. may have committed war crimes with 2 Iran strikes (opens CBS News)

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    U.N.-commissioned rights experts say there are "reasonable grounds" to believe the U.S. committed war crimes with strikes that killed scores of Iranian civilians.

  14. CBS News

    Possible U.S. war crimes in Iran cited by U.N.-backed experts (opens CBS News)

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    Human rights experts commissioned by the U.N.'s top human rights body say they have found "reasonable grounds" to believe the United States committed war crimes in two strikes in Iran.

  15. NOTUS

    U.N.-Backed Experts Say the U.S. May Have Committed War Crimes in Iran (opens NOTUS)

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    They also accused Iran’s government of carrying out crimes against humanity.

  16. KIYU 88.1 Galena, AK

    U.N.-backed experts cite possible U.S. war crimes in Iran, including a school attack (opens KIYU 88.1 Galena, AK)

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    Human rights experts commissioned by the U.N. say they have found “reasonable grounds” to believe the U.S. committed war crimes in Iran, including a strike on a school in the southern city of Minab. (Image credit: Vahid Salemi)

  17. The New Republic

    U.N. Finds Trump Likely Committed War Crimes in Iran War (opens The New Republic)

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    An independent group tapped by the United Nations’ top human rights body reported Thursday that it found “reasonable grounds” to believe that the U.S. committed war crimes in Iran. The cited atrocity was a pair of Tomahawk missile strikes on the “clearly identifiable” Shajareh Tayyebeh Primary Schoo…

  18. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

  19. UPI

    U.N. finds grounds U.S. committed war crimes in Iran school bombing (opens UPI)

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    The United Nations Human Rights Council published a report alleging that the United States may have committed a war crime in its attacks on Iran.

  20. BBC News

    UN experts say grounds to believe US committed war crimes in Iran strikes (opens BBC News)

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    The US has not acknowledged carrying out February's deadly strikes on a primary school in Minab and a sports complex in Lamerd.

  21. Axios

    UN mission finds reasonable grounds to believe U.S. committed war crimes in Iran (opens Axios)

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    The U.S. may have committed war crimes in two airstrikes in Iran , including a mass-casualty strike on a school for which Washington has yet to claim responsibility, a UN fact-finding mission said Thursday.

  22. Al Jazeera

    UN fact-finding mission says US committed possible war crimes in Iran (opens Al Jazeera)

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    The mission also said Iranian authorities committed crimes against humanity during their crackdown on recent protests.

  23. The Hill

    Human rights experts: 'Reasonable grounds' to believe US committed war crimes with Iran strikes (opens The Hill)

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    The United Nations's fact-finding mission on Iran said Thursday it found “reasonable grounds” that the U.S. military committed war crimes in two airstrikes inside Iran and accused Iran’s government of carrying out crimes against humanity against its citizens during the forceful crackdown on anti-gov…

  24. New York Post

    White House issues explosive response to UN-backed report claiming US committed war crimes against world’s No.1 sponsor of terror, Iran (opens New York Post)

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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.”

  25. 19FortyFive

    U.N. Report Finds ‘Reasonable Grounds’ for U.S. War Crimes, Iranian Crimes Against Humanity (opens 19FortyFive)

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    The Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Iran reports on a primary school in Minab and a sports centre in Lamerd. CENTCOM denies carrying out the Lamerd strike and says US forces do not target civilians.

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