Sep 18, Kathmandu - A United Nations independent fact-finding mission has concluded that the American attack on a primary school in Iran could constitute a war crime.

The investigation focused on the February 28 incident at Shiraz Tayyibah Primary School in Minab, southern Iran. The UN team found sufficient evidence to suggest that the U.S. military may have conducted a indiscriminate attack on civilians.

According to Iranian officials, 156 people were killed in the attack, including 120 children and 26 teachers. The incident is considered one of the most severe civilian casualties in recent U.S. military history.

On the same day, the UN investigators also examined another U.S. assault targeting a sports center and residential area in Lameard, southern Iran, which reportedly resulted in the deaths of 22 civilians.

The investigators stated that both incidents involved indiscriminate attacks on civilians and civilian structures, resulting in deaths, injuries, and damage. The findings will be presented to the UN Human Rights Council.

Initial U.S. military investigations suggest that the school was mistakenly targeted due to outdated intelligence, which led to its misidentification as a military target. The U.S. military claimed it was targeting an IRGC naval base near the school.

Satellite images and other evidence indicated that the school and the military base had separate structures and entrances, and there was no evidence that the school was used for military purposes at the time of the attack.

A U.S. State Department official dismissed the UN report as unreliable, and the U.S. Department of Defense stated that its own investigation is ongoing.

The report also examined human rights abuses during Iran's crackdown on anti-government protests prior to the conflict, concluding that serious violations such as killings, torture, and disappearances occurred, which could amount to crimes against humanity.