UN experts say grounds to believe US committed war crimes in Iran strikes
United Nations investigators have stated there is evidence suggesting US military operations in Iran may constitute war crimes, according to BBC reporting.
UN experts have said they have grounds to believe the US committed war crimes in strikes on Iranian targets, the BBC reports. The allegations relate to February attacks on a primary school in Minab and a sports complex in Lamerd that resulted in deaths.
The US has not acknowledged carrying out the strikes. The UN findings represent a formal assessment by international investigators into the incidents.
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