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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Terence Repelente

UN Mission Finds 'Reasonable Grounds' US Committed War Crimes in Iran Strikes That Killed 178 Civilians

A UN fact-finding mission determined there are 'reasonable grounds' to believe that United States forces committed war crimes during military strikes in Iran (Credit: US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Tommy Lamkin, public domain)

A UN-backed investigation has found 'reasonable grounds' to believe US forces committed war crimes in two strikes on civilian sites in Iran that killed at least 178 people, including women and children.

The Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Iran said Thursday that strikes on a primary school in Minab and a sports complex in Lamerd on 28 February amounted to indiscriminate attacks under international humanitarian law.

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