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U.N. panel says "reasonable grounds" to believe U.S. committed war crimes with two strikes in Iran

U.N. panel says "reasonable grounds" to believe U.S. committed war crimes with two strikes in Iran

Summary

A United Nations human rights panel reported that there is enough reason to believe the United States committed war crimes during two airstrikes in Iran. One of these strikes hit a school, causing serious concern.

Key Facts

  • A U.N. human rights panel investigated two U.S. airstrikes in Iran.
  • The panel found "reasonable grounds" to believe these strikes were war crimes.
  • One of the airstrikes targeted a school in Iran.
  • The report implies serious violations of international law.
  • The U.S. has not publicly responded to this panel's findings yet.
  • Marine Corps veteran and former CIA officer Elliot Ackerman provided analysis on the strikes.
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