Do Trump’s threats to strike Iran’s infrastructure cross into war crimes?
April 7, 2026
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Just five months after President Donald Trump and his allies appeared indignant over a video in which six congressional Democrats warned service members not to obey illegal orders, Trump is showing exactly what they were talking about. He’s set an 8 p.m. ET Tuesday deadline for Iran to agree to a deal and re-open the Strait of Hormuz. Otherwise, Trump has repeatedly said, he will strike Iranian infrastructure sites including power plants, bridges, oil wells and possibly others like water desalination plants in ways that could well amount to war crimes.
0:00 CNN This Morning panel reacts to senator calling Trump’s potential Iran infrastructure attacks war crimes 2:31 Retired general breaks down what constitutes a war crime when infrastructure is targeted 5:42 Tucker Carlson says Trump’s threat to strike civilian infrastructure is “vile” 8:54 Trump responds to question about potential for US committing war crimes 11:56 Has Iran been committing war crimes in its counterattacks? War usually boosts presidents. Why isn’t it helping Trump?: https://youtu.be/VMdd20SABuY #Iran #Trump #News
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