Trump Refuses War-Crime Question After Threatening Strikes on 1 Bridge or Power Plant in Iran
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Updated · The Daily Beast · Jul 25
Trump Refuses War-Crime Question After Threatening Strikes on 1 Bridge or Power Plant in Iran
3 articles · Updated · The Daily Beast · Jul 25
Summary
Trump declined to say whether bombing Iranian power plants and bridges would be a war crime when pressed in the Oval Office about his Truth Social threat.
1 bridge or power plant would be hit each time Iran fires on ships in the Strait of Hormuz, Trump wrote Wednesday, including targets in or near Tehran.
13 straight nights of US strikes had already hit Iran through Thursday, with CENTCOM saying the campaign aims to reduce threats to civilian mariners and commercial vessels.
Trump also offered no clear exit strategy, saying the US could intensify attacks while again claiming Iran wants a deal even after last month's negotiation memorandum collapsed.