Iran school bombing: grounds to believe US was behind atrocity, UN finds

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A UN fact-finding mission stated there are reasonable grounds to believe the US was behind two military strikes on a school and sports facility in Iran in February, constituting war crimes, while also finding Iranian authorities committed crimes against humanity during protest crackdowns. The mission examined US conduct during the Iran war and Iran's response to nationwide unrest, with US officials previously stating operations adhere to armed conflict law and Iran rejecting rights violation allegations.

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Fact-finding mission says military strikes on school and sports facility in ⁠February constitute war ⁠crimesA UN fact-finding mission has determined there are reasonable grounds to believe the US was behind military strikes on a school and a sports facility in Iran in ⁠February that killed 120 children, and that these constituted war ⁠crimes. The school strike, which killed 156 civilians including 120 children, involved a US Tomahawk missile that collapsed the roof of the Shajareh Tayyebeh prima

Iran school bombing: grounds to believe US was behind atrocity, UN finds

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