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UN experts level explosive war crimes accusation at US over Trump’s Iran strikes

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A UN panel has accused the US of war crimes over strikes in Iran, including a school attack that killed 120 children.

A United Nations-backed panel of human rights experts has accused the United States of committing war crimes during two military strikes in Iran. The accusations focus heavily on a strike targeting a school in the southern city of Minab, which reportedly resulted in the deaths of 120 children. The panel concluded there are reasonable grounds to believe the actions violated international law, describing the school strike as reckless.

The U.N. fact-finding mission identified two specific U.S. military strikes in Iran as constituting potential war crimes.
One of the strikes hit a school in the southern Iranian city of Minab, killing 120 children.
Human rights experts concluded there are reasonable grounds to believe the U.S. acted with recklessness in the attacks.

By the numbers

120children killed in the Minab school strike

2strikes in Iran investigated by the U.N. panel

Why it matters

The findings represent a severe diplomatic and legal challenge for the United States, intensifying international scrutiny over civilian casualties resulting from its military operations abroad.

What outlets agree on

U.N.-commissioned human rights experts agree there are reasonable grounds to believe the U.S. committed war crimes in two strikes in Iran, specifically highlighting the high civilian toll at a school in Minab.

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