A UN fact-finding mission has found reasonable grounds to believe that US airstrikes on civilian sites in Iran, including a primary school in Minab, may have constituted war crimes.
The report examined the 28 February strike on Shajareh Tayyebeh Primary School, where investigators said the facility was clearly identifiable as a school and found no evidence it was being used for military purposes.
The Mission concluded that the school itself was the intended point of impact, rather than collateral damage from a nearby strike on an IRGC naval complex. It assessed that a US Tomahawk missile was used, and cited evidence linking the strike to US operations.
Iranian authorities reported 156 people were killed, including 120 children and 26 female educators. Independent information reviewed by the Mission placed the death toll at 157, including 123 children.
The report also examined a separate strike in Lamerd, where investigators found reasonable grounds to believe US forces used Precision Strike Missiles that caused civilian deaths and damage to civilian infrastructure.
Alongside its findings on the conflict, the Mission documented what it described as widespread and systematic violations by Iranian authorities during protests that began in December 2025, including the use of lethal force against protesters and bystanders, mass arrests, alleged torture and the use of the death penalty. The Mission concluded that many of these violations amounted to crimes against humanity.
ℹ️ UN Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Iran / OHCHR, Al Jazeera
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