Crow Urges US Service Members to ‘Follow the Law’ if Ordered to Carry Out Strikes on Iranian Civilians

Crow urges US service members to ‘follow the law’ if ordered to carry out strikes on Iranian civilians

Rep. Jason Crow (D-Colo.) on Tuesday urged U.S. service members to “follow the law” if directed to strike Iranian civilians targets, after President Trump issued a dire threat to Iran earlier in the day. “Well, it’s a war crime. It’s a very clear war crime,” Crow, a former Army Ranger who served in Afghanistan and…

Analysis: Is that legal? Trump threatens bridges, power plants and a ‘whole civilization’

Trump agreed to a two-week ceasefire on the condition that Iran agree to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

Trump threats against civilian targets put military in legal, moral quandary

The Pentagon's own law-of-war manual prohibits threats of violence whose primary purpose is to spread terror among civilians.

Susan Collins criticizes Donald Trump’s ‘incendiary language’ on Iran

The president has threatened to decimate the country’s power plants, bridges and “a whole civilization” if Iran doesn’t reopen the Strait of Hormuz by 8 p.m. Tuesday.

If carried out, Trump's threats to bomb power plants, bridges and civilians could be war crimes

President Trump has threatened to destroy Iran's bridges, roads, power plants and even desalination plants. Deliberately targeting civilian infrastructure that's not part of a military operation is considered a war crime under international law.

Trump’s threats against Iran spark fears over potential war crimes

Attacks on civilian infrastructure and power plants in Iran violate international law, according to experts. Tehran has also targeted the energy sector in the Gulf