UN finds US likely behind Iran school strike killing 165+ girls, labels war crime

UN fact-finding mission found reasonable grounds to believe the US conducted Tomahawk missile strikes on Minab Elementary School in southern Iran in February, killing over 165 schoolgirls according to PREMIUM TIMES reporting, and on a sports facility in Lamerd the same month using precision missiles that scattered tungsten pellets. Both attacks targeted 'clearly identifiable' civilian sites and were labeled war crimes by the human rights experts panel. The US has refused responsibility, claiming ongoing investigation.

The mission also documented Iranian government crimes against humanity during nationwide protests from late December 2025 to mid-January 2026, triggered by economic crisis as currency hit all-time low against dollar. Security forces killed over 3,000 protesters (including hundreds of officials) and arrested over 10,000 across 574 locations in all 31 provinces. President Trump had previously threatened US military intervention to 'save oppressed citizens' before the Iran war began that caused thousands of Iranian and at least 13 US official deaths.

These findings will be submitted to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. For Nigerians, this highlights US foreign policy accountability issues, parallels to protest responses seen domestically, and international mechanisms for addressing war crimes that affect global stability, oil markets, and diaspora communities monitoring geopolitical developments.

SOURCE: https://www.premiumtimesng.com/foreign/910402-un-mission-says-us-committed-war-crimes-in-iran.html