# UN inquiry says two deadly US strikes on Iran may have been war crimes

https://mins.news/en/item/64068

- CNN, 2026-09-18 10:30 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/18/middleeast/us-strike-iran-school-war-crime-un-intl-hnk?Date=20260918&Profile=CNN

> A new UN investigation concluded that two deadly US strikes on Iran during the war’s opening salvo may have constituted war crimes, including one that hit an elementary school. A State Department official told CNN that the Trump administration did not consider the report credible.

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