A UN mission finds US war crimes in two strikes in Iran, including on the Minab school, and crimes against humanity in Iran's crackdown
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FranceParis identifies two complementary reports that each build a nominative case file: that of the UN mission on American strikes and Iranian repression, and that of Amnesty International which names 87 officials of the Iranian power for the 2022 repression.
What each one tells
opposition
United StatesThe United States government rejects the conclusions of the UN report outright, with the White House attributing responsibility for the war crimes to Iran, while an internal assessment suggests a targeting error rather than an intentional strike.
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focused on Iranian repression
available articles extensively discuss the Amnesty report on 2022 repression, but do not detail the circumstances of the US strike targeted by the same UN mission mandate.
Emphasis on the voice of accusatory NGOs
the most repeated direct quote comes from the leader of Amnesty International, without any official Iranian statement being quoted verbatim in the available articles.
What the account puts first
United StatesFocus on the error rather than the intention
the narrative reiterates the hypothesis of an accidental strike put forward by an internal source, even before the qualification retained by the UN mission.
Omission of the Iranian aspect's figures
the report also qualifies the Iranian repression as a crime against humanity, but the coverage does not include the detailed figures.
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this perspective does not carry this information
What it leans on
United States onlyUnited StatesReliance on official spokespersons
the American reaction is reported through a direct quote from the State Department regarding the report's credibility.
and the figures
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Assessment of the strike on Minab school
people killed
only one reports itmore than 150 dead according to the reported tally
this press does not report this figure
Children killed in the crackdown
children killed
this press does not report this figure
this press does not report this figure
Assessment of the strike on Lamerd
civilians killed or injured
only one reports it22 civilians killed