### [2026-09-17](/feed/2026/09/17/index.md) ##### Middle Eastern crisis # The UN Independent International Fact-Finding Mission finds "reasonable grounds" that the United States military may have committed war crimes with attacks on the Minab school and Lamerd sports hall. ### Sources: 1. [Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/un-mission-finds-grounds-believe-us-committed-war-crimes-iran-tehran-crimes-2026-09-17/) ### Changes: 1. The UN Independent International Fact-Finding Mission finds that they have found "reasonable grounds" that the U.S. military may have committed war crimes with attacks on the Minab school and Lamerd sports hall. _2026-09-18 04:07:58 (First version)_ 1. The UN Independent International Fact-Finding Mission finds "reasonable grounds" that the United States military may have committed war crimes with attacks on the Minab school and Lamerd sports hall. _(Current version)_ ### Related: 1. 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