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United Nations says US may have committed war crimes in Iran: What it means

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Updated Original reporting: Al Jazeera

What happened

UN probe finds US unlawfully struck an Iranian school and sports centre, killing children; White House rejects findings.

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  • Reported by Al Jazeera and published Fri, 18 Sep 2026 10:43:18 UTC.

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UN mission says grounds to believe US committed war crimes in Iran

A UN fact-finding mission on Iran said on Thursday it had reasonable grounds to believe the United States was behind two military strikes on a school and sports facility in Iran in February, and that these constituted war crimes.

Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by France 24