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  "title": "UN-backed experts cite possible US war crimes in Iran strikes",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/un-backed-experts-cite-possible-us-war-crimes-in-iran-strikes-8050204",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-17T15:52:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20260918/un-backed-experts-cite-possible-us-war-crimes-in-iran-strikes"
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  "account": "GENEVA — United Nations-backed experts have concluded there is \"reasonable grounds\" to suspect the United States committed war crimes in two strikes within Iran, including one at a school in Minab, according to a report released on Thursday. The experts, comprising independent professionals, were commissioned by the U.N.'s Human Rights Council to conduct a fact-finding mission on the Iran conflict. The report, though not legally binding, contributes to the growing body of international evidence of crimes committed during the war in Iran, potentially paving the way for justice in global courts. The panel, chaired by Sara Hossain, a jurist from Bangladesh, is set to deliver its findings to the Human Rights Council on Monday. The team alleges that the U.S. conducted \"indiscriminate\" attacks during the strikes.",
  "summary": "GENEVA — Human rights experts commissioned by the U.N.’s top human rights body say they have found “reasonable grounds” to believe the United States committed war crimes in two strikes in Iran, including on a school in the southern city of Minab. They also accuse Iran’s theocratic government of carrying out crimes against humanity against its own people in a report published Thursday. The report,…",
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