UN demands swift probe into deadly US strike on Iranian school; Tehran
The United Nations has urgently called for a rapid conclusion to its investigation following the March 27 missile strikes that killed at least 169 pupils, including two principals, as well as dozens of other civilians in Iran's Bushehr province; UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk described the incident during an address and demanded justice from Washington. In response on Friday (March 27), Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghian condemned U.S.
Key Points
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1The UN human rights chief has urged the United States to conclude its investigation and publish findings regarding an alleged deadly strike on an Iranian primary school.
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2Iran's Foreign Minister Araghchi branded a bombing that occurred during the first day of what he calls 'the West Asian war' as a calculated U.S. assault, while describing it in terms evoking visceral horror.
Developments
The UN human rights chief has urged U.S. officials to conclude and publish their investigation into an airstrike on Iran's Shajare Tayyebeh school that killed at least 168 people in the first day of war, citing "visceral horror" for civilian casualties including many children while noting American investigators believe they were likely responsible unintentionally; Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi countered by calling it a deliberate and intentional attack.
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi condemned a deadly U.S.-led strike at an Iranian school in Minab as "calculated" war crimes that killed over 175 students on the first day of the West Asian conflict. While preliminary findings suggest the attack resulted from outdated targeting data during operations against adjacent bases, President Trump initially blamed Iran despite its lack of Tomahawk missiles capability.