UN mission finds grounds to believe US committed war crimes in Iran, and Tehran crimes against humanity
GENEVA, Sept 17 (Reuters) - A UN fact-finding mission on Iran said on Thursday it had reasonable grounds to believe the United States was behind two military strikes on a school and sports facility in Iran in February, and that these constituted war crimes.
The UN Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Iran has concluded that the United States committed war crimes in two military strikes on a school and sports facility in Iran in February, resulting in the deaths of more than 150 people, including around 120 schoolchildren. The mission also found that Iranian authorities committed crimes against humanity during their violent crackdown on anti-government protests.
The findings, to be submitted to the UN Human Rights Council, contradict the Pentagon's stance that U.S. forces acted in accordance with the law of armed conflict and Iran's denial of systematic rights violations. U.S. officials have been invited to discuss the report's findings when it is presented to the Human Rights Council in Geneva on Monday.
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