Trump Revels in Threats to Commit War Crimes in Iran
The president said he would bomb Iran “back to the Stone Ages.” Until this administration, American leaders had insisted they were trying to follow international law in war.

Iran responded to President Donald Trump’s looming threat Tuesday with a threat of their own: to lift all “self-restraint” by launching a large-scale attack on energy infrastructure across the Persian Gulf and deprive the United States “of the region’s oil and gas for years.”“Our self-restraint has come to an end,” reads a statement from the Islamic…
The president said he would bomb Iran “back to the Stone Ages.” Until this administration, American leaders had insisted they were trying to follow international law in war.
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By warning that the US would deliberately bomb civilian infrastructure in Iran and effectively bring the country to its knees if officials there don’t reopen the Strait of Hormuz, President Donald Trump drew criticism that he was threatening to commit war crimes. His comments also raised questions about whether he could ever be punished for such conduct.
Former Vice President Kamala Harris slammed President Donald Trump’s threats to “commit war crimes” against Iran. Trump demanded that the Iranian regime “open the f***in’ Strait” of Hormuz or “all Hell will reign down,” setting a deadline of Tuesday at 8 p.m. The president’s threats are drawing major pushback from Democratic lawmakers, calling it “unhinged”…