UN experts: US airstrikes in Iran may constitute war crimes

A UN Human Rights Council expert group found reasonable cause to believe US airstrikes on Minab and Lamerd, which killed at least 178 civilians on the first day of the war, constitute war crimes. The report also accuses Iranian authorities of crimes against humanity for violently suppressing pre-war protests. This is a formal UN finding that could escalate diplomatic and legal pressure on the US, though it is non-binding and likely to be contested.