{
  "id": 8159062,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-18T03:09:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CNBC",
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    "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, which may constitute war crimes. According to the mission, a missile strike on a primary school killed over 150 people, and another airstrike killed 22 civilians.\n\nThe UN mission's report, to be submitted to the UN Human Rights Council, also examined the Iranian government's response to nationwide protests. It found that Iranian authorities committed crimes against humanity during their crackdown on anti-government protests.\n\nThe US Pentagon declined to comment on the report, saying its investigation is ongoing. The White House responded by saying the UN Human Rights Council had \"accomplished nothing for human rights\", and that only Iran had committed war crimes in the conflict.",
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  "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 World",
        "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",
        "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."
}