A United Nations fact‑finding mission has concluded that the United States committed war crimes during two military strikes in Iran earlier this year, including a devastating attack on a primary school that killed more than 120 children, the report released by the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Iran says.
The strike on the Shajareh Tayyebeh Primary School in Minab took place on 28 February, shortly after the outbreak of the US‑Israeli conflict with Iran. Tomahawk missiles struck the “clearly identifiable” building around 10:45 a.m. local time, when the school was in session. Iranian officials said more than 150 people were killed, including roughly 120 children, while state media reported 168 deaths. The UN report cites footage of the building’s destruction and remnants of school books among the rubble.
A second February 28 strike targeted a sports centre and surrounding residential area in Lamerd, dispersing tungsten pellets that damaged nearby homes and a school. The attack killed or injured 22 civilians and was deemed indiscriminate, the report added. US Central Command denied that forces struck Lamerd, but the UN panel concluded the attack constituted a war crime.
The mission also documented the Iranian state security forces’ crackdown on anti‑government protests that began in late December, describing widespread unlawful killings, torture, arbitrary detention and enforced disappearances as crimes against humanity. The report urges both the United States and Iran to cease all violations, provide full reparations to victims, and end hostilities, calling for renewed diplomatic action and universal jurisdiction accountability.
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