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UN experts find grounds US war crimes in Iran strikes
By The BriefBrief · Sources (12)
Filed: Sep 18, 2026 at 1:35 PM ET
Summary: UN human rights experts said there are reasonable grounds to believe the US committed war crimes in February missile strikes on a primary school in Minab and a sports complex in Lamerd, which they said killed at least 177 civilians. The US denied striking Lamerd and said it was investigating Minab; experts also found Iranian authorities committed crimes against humanity during a January crackdown.
WHO: Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Iran; UN human rights experts
WHAT: UN experts reported reasonable grounds to believe the US committed war crimes in February strikes on civilian sites in Iran.
WHEN: Feb 1, 2026
WHERE: Iran
WHY: The experts assessed the February strikes as indiscriminate attacks causing civilian deaths and damage to civilian infrastructure.
Sources (12):
ABC Australia,
Al Jazeera,
BBC News,
Der Spiegel,
France 24,
Jerusalem Post,
Middle East Eye,
New York Times,
South China Morning Post,
Straits Times,
Tehran Times,
The Independent
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