US EditionIs It a War Crime to Bomb Civilian Infrastructure, as President Trump Has Threatened?
Trump had threatened to hit power plants and oil facilities if Iran did not meet U.S. demands, according to his Truth Social posts.
- On Tuesday, President Donald Trump announced he is pulling back his threat to strike civilian infrastructure in Iran, reversing previous warnings to target the nation's POWER PLANTS and Oil Wells.
- Trump had previously warned that if the Hormuz Strait was not immediately reopened, he would "obliterate" Iranian Electric Generating Plants and Oil Wells, citing retribution for the Regime's 47 year Reign of Terror.
- "Bombing civilian power infrastructure is a war crime," Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., and Experts said, though the White House declined to address the legality of such potential strikes.
- Neither the United States nor Iran is a member of the International Criminal Court, making accountability unlikely for such alleged war crimes.
- The Supreme Court granted the president legal immunity for official acts, while The United Nations Security Council holds veto power to block any referral to the International Criminal Court.
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Is it a war crime to bomb civilian infrastructure, as President Trump has threatened?
Off and on during the war in Iran, President Donald Trump has threatened U.S. attacks on civilian infrastructure if the Iranian government fails to meet certain demands.
An energy infrastructure or bridge, although considered a civilian asset, can be a legitimate military objective if it fulfils certain conditions, postulates international humanitarian law.
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