Historian Warns Trump's Military May Be Committing War Crimes
- A US strike destroyed a drinking water facility on Iran's southern coast near the Strait of Hormuz, cutting off water to over 20,000 people amid high temperatures.
- The strike used precision munitions and caused targeted damage to water storage tanks with no nearby military infrastructure, indicating a deliberate attack on civilian infrastructure.
- Historian Phillips P. O'Brien warned that this action may constitute an official US policy war crime, describing it as a deliberate act of terror.
- O'Brien criticized President Trump for using such attacks as intimidation tactics against Iran, threatening further destructive actions if Iran resists.
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Historian warns Trump’s military may already be committing war crimes
Historian and professor of strategic studies Phillips P. O’Brien is warning that President Donald Trump’s military may be committing war crimes, and doing so seems to be “official” U.S. policy.“The USA seems to have deliberately and with foresight, committed a war crime as an act of policy,” O’Brien writes at his Substack newsletter. “If this is right, and all evidence seems to say it is, committing acts of terror is now an acceptable method of …
Historian Warns Trump's Military May Be Committing War Crimes
Historian and professor of strategic studies Phillips P. O’Brien is warning that President Donald Trump’s military may be committing war crimes, and doing so seems to be “official” U.S. policy. “The USA seems to have deliberately and with foresight, committed a war crime as an act of policy,” O’Brien writes at his Substack newsletter. “If this is right, and all evidence seems to say it is, committing acts of terror is now an acceptable method of…
Pete Hegseth melts down over insinuation he’s guiding the U.S. to commit war crimes
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth snapped at a reporter who questioned whether the United States was preparing to commit war crimes by targeting civilian infrastructure in Iran. The exchange occurred at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida, home to U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), as the Pentagon prepared fresh strikes against Iran. Hegseth spoke with...
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Analysis suggests precision US strikes on Iranian water facility
It is unclear if the US intentionally struck the water facilities or knew what was in the buildings.
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