Claim
UN experts said there are grounds to believe the United States committed war crimes in its February strikes on a primary school in Minab and a sports complex in Lamerd, Iran — strikes the US has not acknowledged carrying out
Attributed to UN experts
Evidence
Multiple independent, mainstream outlets — Reuters (via CBC), CNN, Axios, CNBC, and Japan Times — reported in mid-September 2026 that the UN's Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Iran found 'reasonable grounds to believe' the United States committed war crimes in two February 28 strikes: one on the Shajareh Tayyebeh Primary School in Minab (killing over 120 children) and one on a sports/cultural complex in Lamerd. Reporting confirms the US had not formally acknowledged the Lamerd strike (CENTCOM denied it), while for Minab a CENTCOM commander said the strike 'correlated' with US forces without full formal acknowledgment. The White House rejected the UN report as 'unserious nonsense.' Wikipedia's entry on the '2026 Minab school attack' also corroborates the fact-finding mission's conclusion.
Contradicting sources
Assessment
The claim is corroborated by numerous independent, reputable news organizations (Reuters/CBC, CNN, Axios, CNBC, Japan Times) directly reporting the UN fact-finding mission's report and its specific findings on Minab and Lamerd, matching the claim's details closely.
Confidence
Independent, reputable sources corroborate (or refute) this claim directly.
Timeline
Sep 24, 2026, 10:01 AM UTC
ConfirmedInitial assessment.
First observed Sep 24, 2026, 10:01 AM UTC · Last reviewed Sep 24, 2026, 10:01 AM UTC