UN-backed experts cite possible US war crimes in Iran strikes
Experts commissioned by the UN’s top human rights body said they found “reasonable grounds” to believe the United States committed war crimes in two strikes in Iran, including an attack on a school in the southern city of Minab. The experts also accused Iran’s government of committing crimes against humanity against its own people in a report published on Thursday. The report is not legally…
A UN-backed commission of experts has concluded there is reasonable evidence to suggest the United States may have committed war crimes during two strikes in Iran. The findings, presented to the UN Human Rights Council, focus on two airstrikes on February 28, 2026, that killed at least 178 civilians, including women and children.
One incident targeted a school in Minab, while another involved Precision Strike Missiles striking a sports complex and residential area in Lamerd, Iran. The experts, chaired by Bangladeshi jurist Sara Hossain, also accused Iran's government of committing crimes against humanity against its own citizens, citing widespread human rights abuses and torture by state security forces.
The White House and US State Department have rejected the UN report, accusing Iran of committing the worst human rights violations and crimes against humanity.
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