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Strike on Iran school: Did US commit a war crime?

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September 19, 2026

A UN-backed fact-finding mission says it has found “reasonable grounds” to believe the United States committed war crimes in two strikes in Iran, including one that reportedly hit a school in Minab in February 2026.

A new UN report calls two strikes carried out by the US in Iran "indiscriminate."

It says that at least 178 civilians, including women and children, were killed in the attacks, one of which targeted a school in the southern city of Minab.

The US State Department has not yet responded to the report, which says the school was apparently treated as a military target because of outdated information.

When does a targeting mistake become a war crime? Adil Haque, Distinguished Professor of Law at Rutgers Law School, shares his insights with DW.

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