Iran school bombing: grounds to believe US was behind atrocity, UN finds
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- A UN fact-finding mission found reasonable grounds that the US committed war crimes in strikes on a school and sports facility in Iran in February, with the attacks being indiscriminate and causing civilian deaths.
- The mission also determined that Iranian authorities committed crimes against humanity during their crackdown on anti-government protests, involving unlawful killings, torture, arbitrary detention, and restrictions on freedom.
- The US strike on Shajareh Tayyebeh primary school in Minab killed over 150 people, including about 120 children, and investigators said the US failed to verify intelligence, acting recklessly.
- A similar strike on a sports centre in Lamerd was also found to be indiscriminate and a war crime, killing and injuring 22 civilians, though US Central Command denied launching strikes there.
- Iran was found to have carried out a widespread and systematic attack during protests since late December, with a death toll possibly far higher than the official figures of 3,038 killed and 25,000 injured.
- The US and Iran have both rejected previous allegations, with US officials claiming military operations follow armed conflict law and Iran denying systematic rights violations.