Human rights experts: 'Reasonable grounds' to believe US committed war crimes with Iran strikes
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-government protests earlier this year. The mission is made up of independent...
The United Nations has found "reasonable grounds" to suspect the United States may have committed war crimes during its military actions against Iran, according to investigators. This includes a significant strike on a primary school, as well as another attack on a sports complex where civilians were injured or killed. The UN's Independent Fact-Finding Mission specifically cited the February attacks in Minab and Lamerd.
However, the report also criticizes Iran, alleging Iranian authorities committed crimes against humanity during their suppression of anti-government protests. The UN investigators analyzed both the Minab school incident and the attack on the sports complex, concluding there is credible evidence to support the allegations of war crimes by the US.
The same mission also accuses Iran of crimes against humanity for their violent crackdown on protesters, including killings and arbitrary detentions. The report will now be presented to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, where both the United States' military actions and Iran's internal treatment will be closely examined.
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