UN investigation team: Suspicions that the US committed war crimes in Iran

An independent UN investigation team has determined that there are "reasonable grounds to believe" that the US committed war crimes in two deadly strikes in Iran at the beginning of the war between the US, Israel, and Iran. The strikes, at a school in Minab and a sports center in Lamerd, caused numerous casualties, including about 120 children. The investigators found no evidence of a military target at the school.

An independent investigation team of the UN Human Rights Council published a report determining that there are "reasonable grounds to believe" that the US committed war crimes in two deadly strikes in Iran. The strikes occurred on February 28, the first day of the war between the US, Israel, and Iran. The first strike hit an elementary school in Minab in Hormozgan province, killing more than 150 people, including about 120 children. The investigators found no evidence that the school was used as a military target. The second strike hit a sports center and residential area in Lamerd in Fars province, killing 22 civilians. US Central Command previously denied responsibility for the second strike, but the UN team determined that the information points to US responsibility. The investigators determined that both strikes were indiscriminate or targeted civilian objects, and may amount to war crimes. The report also examined the suppression of protests in Iran in January, determining that security forces committed widespread violations amounting to crimes against humanity.