{
  "id": 8039316,
  "title": "US strike on Minab school, anti-govt protest crackdown: UN mission flags war crimes in Iran",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/us-strike-on-minab-school-anti-govt-protest-crackdown-un-mission",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-17T14:28:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times - World News",
    "slug": "hindustan-times-world-news",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-strike-on-minab-school-anti-govt-protest-crackdown-un-mission-flags-war-crimes-in-iran-human-rights-council-101789651688154.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Iran has concluded that the United States committed war crimes by targeting a school in Minab, Iran, killing over 150 civilians, including a large number of children. The mission also found that the Iranian regime committed crimes against humanity through its crackdown on anti-government protests, resulting in at least 221 child fatalities and numerous other violations of human rights across the country. The US had initially denied striking a school, but after multiple reports confirmed the school's identity, the Pentagon launched a probe, though no findings have been published.",
  "summary": "The UN-backed mission stated it had \"reasonable ground to believe\" that US committed a war crime when it struck a school in Minab.",
  "key_points": [],
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      {
        "outlet": "Toronto Sun",
        "title": "U.S. suspected of war crimes in Iran, govt repression rising: UN mission",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/u-s-suspected-of-war-crimes-in-iran-govt-repression-rising-un-mission",
        "published": "2026-09-17T11:09:09.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Possible U.S. war crimes in Iran cited by U.N.-backed experts",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/possible-u-s-war-crimes-in-iran-cited-by-u-n-backed-experts",
        "published": "2026-09-17T11:36:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "NPR",
        "title": "U.N.-backed experts cite possible U.S. war crimes in Iran, including a school attack",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/u-n-backed-experts-cite-possible-u-s-war-crimes-in-iran-including-a",
        "published": "2026-09-17T12:33:36.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "UN experts say grounds to believe US committed war crimes in Iran strikes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/un-experts-say-grounds-to-believe-us-committed-war-crimes-in-iran",
        "published": "2026-09-17T15:07:47.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Axios",
        "title": "UN mission finds reasonable grounds to believe U.S. committed war crimes in Iran",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/un-mission-finds-reasonable-grounds-to-believe-u-s-committed-war",
        "published": "2026-09-17T15:52:46.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Premium Times",
        "title": "UN mission says US committed war crimes in Iran",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/un-mission-says-us-committed-war-crimes-in-iran",
        "published": "2026-09-17T16:15:32.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}