{
  "id": 8158069,
  "title": "UN mission finds evidence signaling U.S. war crimes in Iran; Washington rejects report",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/un-mission-finds-evidence-signaling-u-s-war-crimes-in-iran-washington",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-18T03:09:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CNBC World",
    "slug": "cnbc-world",
    "url": "https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/18/us-iran-war-trump-hormuz.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A UN fact-finding mission has found evidence that the United States was behind two military strikes in Iran, according to a report to be submitted to the UN Human Rights Council. The strikes, which occurred in February, hit a school and a sports facility, resulting in the deaths of over 150 and 22 people, respectively, as per CNBC World.\n\nThe mission has reasonable grounds to believe that these strikes constitute war crimes. According to the Daily Maverick, the report also found that Iranian authorities committed crimes against humanity during their crackdown on anti-government protests that began in late December.\n\nThe US has rejected the report's findings. The Pentagon declined to comment, stating that its investigation is ongoing, while a White House spokeswoman claimed that the UN Human Rights Council has accomplished nothing for human rights and that only Iran has committed war crimes in the conflict.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
        "title": "Iran summons German ambassador over Merz criticism of Tehran",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/iran-summons-german-ambassador-over-merz-criticism-of-tehran",
        "published": "2026-09-18T02:24:37.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Maverick",
        "title": "UN mission finds grounds to believe US committed war crimes in Iran, and Tehran crimes against humanity",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/un-mission-finds-grounds-to-believe-us-committed-war-crimes-in-iran",
        "published": "2026-09-18T02:54:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CNBC",
        "title": "UN mission finds evidence signaling U.S. war crimes in Iran; Washington rejects report",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/un-mission-finds-evidence-signaling-u-s-war-crimes-in-iran-washington-8159062",
        "published": "2026-09-18T03:09:22.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}