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UN finds US likely responsible for war crimes in Iran school attack

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UN investigators conclude US likely responsible for war crimes in February Iran school attack, which killed 120 children. The UN fact-finding mission found reasonable grounds to believe the US committed the crime of launching indiscriminate attacks resulting in civilian deaths.

The UN report states that US forces directed a strike on a school in Minab, Iran, using a Tomahawk missile that collapsed the roof, killing 156 civilians including 120 children. The mission also found that Iranian authorities committed crimes against humanity during their crackdown on anti-government protests.

The UN findings will be submitted to the UN Human Rights Council, highlighting the US's conduct during the Iran war and the Iranian government's response to nationwide unrest. The report calls for further investigation into the alleged war crimes by national courts or international tribunals.

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  1. guardian — Iran school bombing: grounds to believe US was behind atrocity, UN finds ·
  2. straits-times — US sanctions Cuban nickel reserves, military enterprises ·
  3. daily-maverick — UN mission finds grounds to believe US committed war crimes in Iran, and Tehran crimes against humanity ·

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  1. guardian: upstream origin unresolved; cluster 1.
  2. straits-times: upstream origin unresolved; cluster 2.
  3. daily-maverick: Reuters; cluster 1; measured evidence: author:reuters.

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