UN report: US likely committed war crimes in Iran school attack
UN investigators conclude the US likely committed war crimes in two February 28 attacks on Iran, including one on a primary school that killed 157, mostly children, and another on Lamerd killing 22. The report also finds Iran committed crimes against humanity in December and January. This is a formal international legal finding against the US, escalating accountability pressure amid the ongoing conflict.
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UN Alleges US War Crimes in Iran, Iran Accused of Crimes Against Humanity
A UN fact-finding mission has found well-founded suspicion and reasonable grounds that the US committed war crimes in Iran, specifically citing strikes on a school and sports facility in February that killed over 150 civilians. Concurrently, the UN mission concluded that Iran's violent suppression of protests since January constitutes crimes against humanity, with an NGO verifying over 4,200 protest-related deaths. The US has criticized the UN findings, and both sets of allegations are preliminary but represent a significant escalation in international legal scrutiny.