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US committed war crimes in 2 deadly strikes on Iranian school, sports centre: UN

An investigation by a UN mission revealed that US military operations on a school and sports facility in February were war crimes, resulting in the deaths of more than 150 individuals, including innocent schoolchildren. Additionally, Iranian authorities faced accusations of committing crimes against humanity during their protests, involving unlawful killings and torture of civilians, with…

US committed war crimes in 2 deadly strikes on Iranian school, sports centre: UN

The UN Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Iran has accused the United States of committing war crimes in two military strikes on a school and sports facility in Iran in February. The report found that these strikes constituted war crimes due to the indiscriminate nature of the attacks and the risks taken by US forces in launching them.

Additionally, the mission concluded that Iranian authorities committed crimes against humanity during their violent crackdown on anti-government protests in late December. The findings will be submitted to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.

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