Iran school bombing: grounds to believe US was behind atrocity, UN finds
Summary
A UN investigation found reasonable evidence that the US was responsible for two military attacks on a school and sports center in Iran in February, which likely broke international war laws. The UN also concluded that Iranian authorities committed crimes against humanity during their harsh crackdown on protests starting in December.Key Facts
- A UN fact-finding mission on Iran reports US military strikes killed over 150 people at a primary school in Minab, including about 120 children.
- The UN says these attacks on clearly civilian places were war crimes under international law.
- The US allegedly acted recklessly by not properly confirming the presence of military targets before striking civilian buildings.
- The US military has not publicly released final results of its ongoing investigation into the strikes.
- Another strike on a sports center in Lamerd killed and injured 22 civilians and damaged nearby buildings, also deemed indiscriminate and a war crime.
- Iranian officials violently suppressed nationwide protests that began in December with unlawful killings, torture, and severe restrictions on freedoms.
- The UN believes the actual death toll from protests is likely higher than the Iranian government’s official figures of around 3,000 deaths.
- Iran blamed the protests on foreign enemies including the US and Israel, though the UN found no evidence supporting these claims.
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