US EditionTrump promises to strike Iran’s infrastructure on Tuesday if Strait of Hormuz isn’t reopened
- On Monday, President Donald Trump extended his ultimatum to Iran, setting a new Tuesday 8 p.m. ET deadline for Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face strikes on power plants and bridges.
- Since military operations began on February 28, the Strait of Hormuz has been effectively blocked, halting one-fifth of global oil shipments and driving prices past $100 per barrel.
- U.S. forces rescued a 'seriously wounded' aviator from Iranian territory after an F-15E Strike Eagle was shot down Friday; Trump hailed the operation as 'one of the most daring' in U.S. history.
- Iran-Linked forces attacked energy infrastructure in the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, and Bahrain on Sunday, while Iranian officials rejected the ultimatum and demanded war damage compensation.
- International legal scholars warn that targeting civilian power infrastructure may constitute a war crime, as diplomats from Pakistan, Turkey, and Egypt attempt to secure a ceasefire.
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Bombing Iran’s infrastructure could constitute war crime, experts say
WASHINGTON — In his news conference Monday, President Donald Trump threatened to blow up every bridge and power plant in Iran, action that would be so far-reaching that some experts in military law said it could constitute a war crime.
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lacronicabadajoz.comDonald Trump posted a message on his social media platform, Truth Social, on Sunday that will go down in history. "Tuesday will be Power Plant Day and Bridge Day rolled into one in Iran. There will never be anything like it!!! Open the fucking Strait of Hormuz, you crazy bastards, or you'll be living in Hell. Just look! Praise Allah. President Donald J. Trump," he wrote. Read more....
Trump Brushes off War Crime Concerns as He Repeats Threat to Iran’s Infrastructure
U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday he’s “not at all” concerned about committing possible war crimes as he again threatened to destroy Iran’s bridges and power plants if Tehran does not meet his Tuesday 8 p.m. ET deadline to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Speaking to reporters at the White House, the president refused to […]
Analyses of Aaron Blake Just five months after President Donald Trump and his allies seemed outraged by a video in which six Democrats in Congress warned the military not to obey illegal orders, Trump is showing exactly what they were talking about. He has set a deadline of 8 p.m. ET on Tuesday for Iran to accept an agreement and reopen the Strait of Ormuz. Otherwise, Trump has repeatedly said, he will attack Iranian infrastructure sites, includ…
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