{
  "id": 9147888,
  "title": "UN probe finds Iran committed crimes against humanity in crackdown, cites US and Israel for strikes",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/un-probe-finds-iran-committed-crimes-against-humanity-in-crackdown",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-22T14:02:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jerusalem Post",
    "slug": "jerusalem-post",
    "url": "https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-909319"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The UN Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Iran has concluded that the Islamic Republic is responsible for committing crimes against humanity during the crackdown on protests in January. The report, published on Monday, also blamed the United States and Israel for attacks against the regime. Despite Iran's failure to fully cooperate with the investigation, the mission gathered testimonies from 73 individuals, satellite imagery, video, photographic material, and information from credible human rights organizations and forensic and military experts. The crackdown resulted in at least three and a half times as many injuries and five and a half times as many deaths as the 2022 Woman, Life, Freedom protests, demonstrating an escalation in the use of lethal force and mass arrests.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Haaretz",
        "title": "Herzog, Elor Azaria and NAZA: Today's Israel openly applauds war crimes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/herzog-elor-azaria-and-naza-todays-israel-openly-applauds-war-crimes",
        "published": "2026-09-22T17:17:06.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}