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U.N.-backed experts cite possible U.S. war crimes in Iran, including a school attack

Human rights experts commissioned by the U.N. say they have found "reasonable grounds" to believe the U.S. committed war crimes in Iran, including a strike on a school in the…

U.N.-backed experts cite possible U.S. war crimes in Iran, including a school attack

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