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UN-Backed Panel Reports Reasonable Grounds of U.S. War Crimes in Iran
Just the facts
A panel of human rights experts commissioned by the United Nations reported finding reasonable grounds to believe that United States military forces committed war crimes in Iran. The panel specifically highlighted an aerial attack on a school located in the southern Iranian city of Minab. The investigation represents one of the first formal U.N.-backed assessments examining alleged military violations during the active conflict. Department of Defense expenditures for direct U.S. military operations involving Iran have surpassed $38 billion as regional operations continue.
Why this is news
Independent human rights experts commissioned by the United Nations issued a report assessing military actions during the armed conflict involving the United States and Iran.
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