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UN experts find reasonable grounds for US war crimes in Iran
By The BriefBrief · Sources (15)
Filed: Sep 17, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET
Summary: Human rights experts commissioned by the UN’s top human rights body say they have “reasonable grounds” to believe the United States committed war crimes in two strikes in Iran, including an attack on a school in Minab. The report, published Thursday, also accuses Iran’s theocratic government of crimes against humanity against its own people.
WHO: UN Human Rights Council–commissioned fact-finding mission chaired by jurist Sara Hossain
WHAT: UN-backed experts publish a report citing “reasonable grounds” for US war crimes in two Iran strikes, including a school attack, and alleging Iran crimes against humanity.
WHEN: Sep 17, 2026
WHERE: Iran
WHY: The mission’s findings were triggered by its fact-finding work on alleged crimes in the war in Iran, culminating in a published report for the Human Rights Council.
Sources (15):
19FortyFive,
ABC Australia,
Al Jazeera,
BBC News,
CBS News,
Dawn Pakistan,
Deutsche Welle,
Jerusalem Post,
Middle East Eye,
NPR,
New York Times,
Sky News,
South China Morning Post,
The Hindu,
The Independent
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