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Is the US committing war crimes by targeting Iran’s civilian infrastructure?
The Guardian World News2 hours ago
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This article reports allegations that the US is targeting Iranian civilian infrastructure and discusses possible war crimes. In the context of the ongoing US-Israel-Iran war, such strikes would represent a significant escalation and broaden the conflict’s legal and strategic implications.
Summary
International law experts ‘seriously concerned’ about ‘strikes on schools, health centres and homes’ in contravention of Geneva conventionsDonald Trump, other senior US officials and their cheerleaders appear to be embracing attacks – and threats of attacks – on Iranian civilian infrastructure, which legal experts say appears to constitute serious war crimes under international law.In his rambling national address on Wednesday, the US president warned that if Iran did not reach an unspecified deal with him, US forces would “hit each and every one of their electric-generating plants” and “bring [Iran] back to the stone ages – where they belong”. Continue reading...
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Key Phrases
"Alleged strikes on civilian infrastructure""Potential war crimes implications""Directly tied to active US-Iran hostilities"