UN investigators find reasonable grounds to believe US committed war crimes in Iran strikes
A UN fact-finding mission has found reasonable grounds to believe that the United States committed war crimes in two strikes on Iran that killed at least 178 civilians, including children.
The Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Iran said the attacks amounted to the war crime of launching indiscriminate attacks resulting in civilian deaths, injuries or damage to civilian objects.
One involved Tomahawk missile strikes on the clearly identifiable Shajareh Tayyebeh Primary School in Minab, where more than 150 people were killed, including around 120 children.
In another attack, Precision Strike Missiles dispersed tungsten pellets over a sports complex and residential area in Lamerd, killing 22 civilians, according to the mission.
The strikes occurred during US and Israeli attacks on Iran on Feb. 28.
The mission also documented widespread abuses by Iranian authorities during the 2025–2026 protests, concluding that many amounted to crimes against humanity, including murder, imprisonment and torture.
At least 221 children were reportedly killed during the crackdown. Investigators said security forces fired assault rifles into crowds, attacked healthcare facilities and carried out mass arbitrary arrests. At least 29 men linked to the protests were executed between March and August, while more than 70 people remained at imminent risk of execution.
The mission called on both Iran and the United States to end violations, provide full reparations to victims and guarantee they would not be repeated.
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