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John Swinney Accuses Donald Trump of 'Threat of Genocide' in Iran
Critics say the threats could amount to war crimes because they target power plants, bridges and water facilities, with 20% of global oil at stake.
- On Tuesday, April 7, 2026, President Donald Trump's deadline to reopen the Strait of Hormuz passed as a ceasefire deal was struck at 7 p.m. between the U.S. and Iran, averting threatened destruction of Iranian civilian infrastructure.
- Since mid-March, Trump escalated threats to 'obliterate' Iranian power plants, bridges, and water treatment facilities unless Iran lifted restrictions on U.S.-aligned vessels through the critical waterway where 20% of global oil transits.
- Former Human Rights Watch executive director Kenneth Roth told NBC News that Trump's threats violate the Fourth Geneva Convention, stating attacks on civilians constitute war crimes and meet the 'threshold for intent to destroy' under 18 US Code 1091.
- Despite the ceasefire, the Associated Press reported attacks across the Gulf Region early Wednesday morning, while local demonstrators planned to march at the Statehouse that evening protesting what organizers described as Trump's 'alarming, genocidal escalation.'
- While Trump cited 'Complete and Total Regime Change' as his objective, Scottish leader John Swinney condemned the intervention as 'unwarranted and illegal,' warning that threats will cause 'enormous hardship and suffering' for Iranian civilians.
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