Iran's Foreign Minister on Friday (March 27, 2026) branded a deadly strike on an Iranian school on the first day of the West Asian war as a "calculated" U.S. assault. UN rights chief Volker Turk, meanwhile, said the bombing evoked "visceral horror", insisting upon the need for "justice", in a video address to the council. "No mother is prepared to hear the words: 'Your child is not coming back'," she said, in an emotional address. U.S. President Donald Trump initially suggested that Iran itself may have been responsible — despite Iran not having Tomahawk missiles. Friday's discussion, at the request of Iran, China and Cuba, marked the second urgent debate before the rights council this week, focused on the war in West Asia.

Source: The Hindu March 27, 2026 17:54 UTC