# UN experts say grounds to believe US committed war crimes in Iran strikes

> For their latest report to the UN Human Rights Council, the mission's three independent experts investigated two of the deadliest attacks on civilians during the conflict.

- Published: 2026-09-17T19:41:25.364Z
- Updated: 2026-09-18T11:15:01.539Z
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- Topics: Economy, business and finance, Politics
- Involves: Admiral Brad Cooper, Air strike on the Shahid Haj Khalil Naimi Cultural and Sports Complex in Lamerd, Anna Kelly, CENTCOM, Donald Trump, Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Iran, Iranian authorities, Minab school strike, Missiles hitting the Shajareh Tayyebeh Primary School in Minab, Pentagon, Shajareh Tayyebeh Primary School, Strike on a sports centre in Lamerd

## How it developed

- 2026-09-17T19:41:25.364Z - BBC News: [UN experts say grounds to believe US committed war crimes in Iran strikes](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm9w4n5nverdo)
- 2026-09-17T19:47:30.363Z - BBC News Pidgin: [US war crime in Iran: UN experts say dem get grounds to believe say US commit war crimes for Iran strikes - BBC News Pidgin](https://www.bbc.com/pidgin/articles/cqrm984v3npzo)
- 2026-09-18T00:01:10.118Z - DW Top Stories: [UN mission notes possible US war crimes in Iran strikes](https://www.dw.com/en/un-mission-notes-possible-us-war-crimes-in-iran-strikes/a-79316385?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-rdf)
- 2026-09-18T06:30:33.641Z - LiveMint: [US committed war crimes in Iran? Here's what a UN fact-finding mission found | Today News](https://www.livemint.com/news/world/us-committed-war-crimes-in-iran-heres-what-a-un-fact-finding-mission-found-iran-war-donald-trump-minab-11789708515625.html)
- 2026-09-18T11:15:01.539Z - Al Jazeera English: [United Nations says US may have committed war crimes in Iran: What it means](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/18/united-nations-says-us-may-have-committed-war-crimes-in-iran-what-it-means)

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