'Realities of war': UK minister refuses to call US massacre at Iranian school a war crime

'Realities of war': UK minister refuses to call US massacre at Iranian school a war crime Submitted by Imran Mulla on Tue, 03/10/2026 - 10:45 Sarah Sackman criticised 'those who target civilians, in particular the Iranian regime' but did not single out US atrocities Sarah Sackman is the UK's courts minister (Screengrab/X) Off A British minister has refused to declare the school massacre in Iran , which killed 165 people, many of them children, a war crime, labelling it the "realities of war". On 28 February, the day the US and Israel launched their attack on Iran, a double-tap strike targeted the Shajareh Tayyebeh School, a girls' primary school in the city of Minab. US investigators probing the attack said last week they believe the US military was likely responsible for the attack.