A UN independent fact-finding mission concluded there are reasonable grounds to believe US forces carried out two military strikes in Iran in February that amounted to war crimes: an attack on Shajareh Tayyebeh primary school in Minab that killed more than 150 people, including about 120 schoolchildren, and a strike on a sports centre in Lamerd that damaged nearby homes and a school and killed or injured 22 civilians. Investigators say the US relied on intelligence alleging a senior Iranian military commander was present but failed to adequately verify or update targeting information, directing strikes while aware of a substantial risk to civilian objects and acting recklessly. US Central Command has denied launching strikes in Lamerd and US officials maintain operations comply with the law of armed conflict; an internal US inquiry has been elevated but not published.
The mission also found Iranian authorities committed crimes against humanity during a savage nationwide crackdown on protests that began in late December, documenting widespread unlawful killings, torture, arbitrary detention, enforced disappearances and severe restrictions on freedom of expression. Investigators judged the number of dead and injured is likely far higher than official tallies (which state 3,038 killed and 25,000 injured) and characterized Tehran’s response - including internet shutdowns and increased use of capital punishment - as a significant escalation in suppressing dissent. The findings will be submitted to the UN Human Rights Council.
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