Trump's threatened destruction of Iran's infrastructure could be considered war crime, experts say
US President Donald Trump said Monday that he was “not at all” concerned about the risk of committing war crimes in Iran if he carried out his threat to bomb bridges and power plants.
However, according to experts in military law, deliberately bombing civilian infrastructure is a violation of international humanitarian law and may constitute a war crime.
Trump issues final Iran ultimatum
- Iran War Live Updates: Clock Ticks With 16 Hours Until Trump Deadline Hits Newsweek —
- Trump's Tuesday deadline: Will he really ‘bomb Iran into the Stone Age’? France 24 —
- Trump Says Iran Cease-Fire Proposal Is ‘Not Good Enough’ as Deadline Approaches The New York Times —
- Iran War Live Updates: Trump’s Hormuz Deadline Hangs Over the Middle East The New York Times —
- The Latest: Iran rejects ceasefire deal as Trump's deadline for attacks on infrastructure nears The Independent —