UN rights chief presses US to finish probe into deadly Iran school strike
TL;DR
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk urged the US to swiftly conclude and publish its investigation into the deadly strike on Shajareh Tayyebeh primary school in Minab, southern Iran, which killed about 168 people, including around 110 children. US investigators have been reported to consider that American forces were likely responsible for hitting the school unintentionally. Iran has described the attack as deliberate; the UN has opened its own inquiry and US lawmakers are pressing for answers.
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