UN-backed experts cite possible US war crimes in Iran strikes

A UN fact-finding mission has found "reasonable grounds" to believe the United States committed war crimes in two strikes in Iran. The strikes, which occurred in February, targeted a school and a sports facility, resulting in the deaths of at least 178 civilians, including women and children.

According to the New Straits Times, over 150 people were killed in the attack on the Shajareh Tayyebeh Primary School in the city of Minab, including around 120 schoolchildren. The UN experts concluded that the attack constituted an indiscriminate attack causing civilian deaths and damage to civilian infrastructure, amounting to a war crime.

The fact-finding mission's findings will be submitted to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. The US and Iranian permanent missions in Geneva did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The US has previously stated that its military operations are conducted in accordance with the law of armed conflict, while Iran has rejected allegations of systematic rights violations.

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