U.S. May Have Committed War Crimes in Iran, U.N. Report Says
A U.N. fact-finding mission said the U.S. launched “indiscriminate attacks,” including on a school, that killed civilians.
A newly released United Nations report alleges that the United States may have committed war crimes during its strikes on Iran, specifically targeting an elementary school and a sports facility. The U.N.'s Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Iran found "reasonable grounds to believe" that the U.S. committed war crimes through indiscriminate attacks that resulted in civilian casualties and damage to civilian objects.
The report specifically cites U.S. Tomahawk missile strikes on Tree of Tayyiba Elementary School in Minab, which killed over 150 people, including 120 children, and a missile strike on a sports complex in Lamerd, which dispersed tungsten pellets over a residential area, killing 22 civilians.
The U.S. denied any strikes near Lamerd, and the report criticizes the U.S. for failing to update its targeting databases and verify the school's civilian status before launching the attack. The report asserts that the U.S. intentionally targeted the school while being aware of the substantial risk to civilians and acted recklessly in the face of that risk.
The report also alleges that Iranian authorities likely committed crimes against humanity during their crackdown on protesters in December and January. The conflict has resulted in significant civilian casualties, with at least 2,100 people killed across the region by late April, including over 1,700 civilians in Iran and hundreds of women and children, health care workers, and journalists.
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