The record
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- A UN mission investigation found that US military strikes on an Iranian school and a sports facility in February amounted to war crimes.
- The strikes killed more than 150 people, including schoolchildren.
- The same investigation accused Iranian authorities of crimes against humanity during protests.
- The accusations against Iran include unlawful killings and torture of civilians.
- The findings are set to be presented to the UN Human Rights Council.
What to watch next
- The presentation of the findings to the UN Human Rights Council
- Any response from the United States to the war crimes findings
- Any response from Iran to the accusations against its authorities
What changed2
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Who said what3
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Anna Kelly
White House spokeswoman
1 quote · 1 outlet
“accomplished nothing for human rights”
In the article
…we have nothing to announce at the moment," the Pentagon said in a statement, according to the agency report. White House spokeswoman Anna Kelly was quoted in the Reuters report that the UN Human Rights Council had “ accomplished nothing for human rights ”, adding that Iran was the only party in the current conflict that had committed war crimes. The Iranian permanent mission in Geneva did not respond to Reuters requests for comment. US officials have previously said…
Donald Trump
US President
1 quote · 1 outlet
“nobody" purposefully attacked a girls' school in Iran in February”
In the article
…the building of the school while being aware of a substantial risk of striking a civilian object and acting recklessly as regards the possibility that this would happen." In June, US President Donald Trump said that " nobody" purposefully attacked a girls' school in Iran in February , citing an investigation into the incident. The Pentagon has since elevated the probe, but it has not published any preliminary findings. UN experts said the school was a clearly identifiable civilian object and found…
US Central Command
1 quote · 1 outlet
“U.S. forces did not launch any strikes into the city of Lamerd on that day.”
In the article
…residential buildings and a school and killed and injured 22 civilians. It concluded that the strike was indiscriminate and therefore constituted a war crime. U.S. Central Command said in a statement in March that U.S. forces did not launch any strikes into the city of Lamerd on that day. The UN mission probe found that the Iranian authorities carried out a widespread and systematic attack against civilians during protests that erupted in late December last year, involving unlawful killings, torture,…
Why it matters4
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- United States / US military war crimes findings· immediate
- Iranian authorities rights abuses exposed· immediate
- Civilians at the struck school and sports facility civilian harm· immediate
- US-Iran relations diplomatic strain· weeks
Coverage2
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Named United States · Iran · International Criminal Court · Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps · Anna Kelly · Donald Trump · Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Iran · Pentagon · UN Human Rights Council · United Nations · US Central Command
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