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UN report finds possible US war crimes in Iran school strikes
By The BriefBrief · Sources (21)
Filed: Sep 18, 2026 at 9:00 AM ET
Summary: A UN fact-finding mission on Iran said it has “reasonable grounds” to believe the United States carried out two Feb. 28 strikes on a school and a sports facility in Iran. The mission concluded the strikes constitute war crimes and also found aspects of Tehran’s protest crackdown amounted to crimes against humanity.
WHO: Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Iran (United Nations)
WHAT: Published findings saying there are reasonable grounds the U.S. conducted Feb. 28 strikes on an Iran school and sports center that constitute war crimes, and that parts of Iran’s protest crackdown amounted to crimes against humanity.
WHEN: Feb 28, 2026
WHERE: Iran
WHY: The mission’s findings were triggered by its investigation into the Feb. 28 strikes and Iran’s response to protests that began in late December.
Sources (21):
19FortyFive,
ABC Australia,
Al Jazeera,
BBC News,
CBS News,
CNBC Top News,
CNN World,
Daily Maverick,
Dawn Pakistan,
Deutsche Welle,
France 24,
Japan Times,
Jerusalem Post,
Middle East Eye,
NPR,
New York Times,
Sky News,
South China Morning Post,
Stars & Stripes,
The Hindu,
The Independent
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