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The United States likely committed “war crimes” in Iran when it launched a pair of air strikes that killed at least 178 civilians, including women and children, a United Nations fact-finding mission has found.

The report by the UN Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Iran on Thursday also accused Iran of human rights violations and crimes against humanity during protests last year and in early 2026.
dential area in Lamerd the same day, where precision strike missiles dispersed clouds of tungsten pellets, killing 22 civilian men and women.

The findings, to be submitted to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, examined the US’s conduct during the Iran war and the Iranian government’s response to nationwide unrest that began in late December.

US air strikes against civilians

The attack on the school in Minab was conducted with the use of Tomahawk missiles.

“The Mission concluded that when identifying and directing its attack against the primary school in Minab, whose civilian nature is apparent, the US failed in its obligation to do everything feasible to verify that it was a military objective,” the report stated.

The report’s authors said that photographs and videos depicting the school before and after the strike showed “readily identifiable features” that it was associated with an educational facility for young children.

“These included child-oriented murals painted on exterior walls, school signage, and playground areas,” said the UN report.

“According to public reporting, satellite imagery of the school before the strike also appears to show human figures, readily identifiable as children, gathered in its courtyard.”

Following the strike, state-affiliated media showed widespread destruction at the site, including parents holding the body parts of their children, and bloodied backpacks and schoolbooks.

“Several families lost more than one child, reflecting the devastating impact of the attack on families and the wider community,” the report said.

In June, US President Donald Trump said that “nobody” purposefully attacked a girls’ school in Iran in February, citing an investigation into the incident, for which the Pentagon has not yet published any findings.

Regarding the strike in Lamerd, the mission similarly found that the sports centre attacked was “visibly separate” from an adjacent compound belonging to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

The US Central Command said in a statement in March that US forces did not launch any strikes into the city of Lamerd on that day.

ManirBK:
See this one o! The United States wey dey call themselves "leader of the free world" – UN don catch dem. War crimes for Iran.

If Iran bomb American school, America go declare war. But when America bomb Iranian school, na "superfluous" matter. 😒

Rules-based order? Human rights? Na only when e favour dem.

ManirBK:
The United States likely committed “war crimes” in Iran when it launched a pair of air strikes

helinues:
Which one is likely there?Since how many decades now that USA have been getting involved in senseless war

helinues:
Only if UN can act on this but unfortunately, they are toothless dog

ManirBK:
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/17/un-fact-finding-mission-says-us-committed-possible-war-crimes-in-iran

madridguy:
No actions will be taken against Trump or satanyahuu so UN are just making meaningless noise.

Thank God Iran is up to the tasks given them wotowoto too.

FreeStuffsNG:
Trump will not escape accountability for approving the launch of tomahawk missiles to blow up and violently murder almost 200 school girls in Minab, Iran.

madridguy:
No actions will be taken against Trump or satanyahuu so UN are just making meaningless noise.

Thank God Iran is up to the tasks given them wotowoto too.

ManirBK:
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/17/un-fact-finding-mission-says-us-committed-possible-war-crimes-in-iran

KingOfAmebo:
War crime is war crime, which one is "possible" war crime? Killing innocent 165 innocent children in Iran is war crime, bombing a wedding in Iran is war crime...

Meanwhile, Iranian military is going after American military and not civilians but America's Epstein class is going after children instead of being man enough to fight Iranian military...

Now you know who's military is superior and has decency...

Now you know the real terrorist...

helinues:
Only if UN can act on this but unfortunately, they are toothless dog

ManirBK:
See this one o! The United States wey dey call themselves "leader of the free world" – UN don catch dem. War crimes for Iran.

If Iran bomb American school, America go declare war. But when America bomb Iranian school, na "superfluous" matter. 😒

Rules-based order? Human rights? Na only when e favour dem.

FreeStuffsNG:
Trump will not escape accountability for approving the launch of tomahawk missiles to blow up and violently murder almost 200 school girls in Minab, Iran.