United States President Donald Trump has declared that he is “not at all” worried about the potential of committing war crimes.
This statement came after his warning to obliterate Iran’s bridges and power plants if Tehran fails to comply with his Tuesday 8pm ET deadline to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
In the meantime, Israel and the United States targeted 17 civilian sites on Tuesday morning, as reported by the Iranian Red Crescent.
Humanitarian Non-Governmental Organizations have condemned the actions of the US and Israel as war crimes.
In a statement shared on X, the Iranian Red Crescent asserted that there is no justification for assaulting defenseless civilians, labeling such actions as war crimes.
Trump reiterated on his platform, Truth Social, that he is “not at all” concerned about the possibility of committing war crimes.
A spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres informed the Associated Press on Monday that international law prohibits attacks on such infrastructure.
“Even if certain civilian infrastructure were to be deemed a military target,” Stephane Dujarric stated, an attack would still be forbidden if it poses a risk of “excessive incidental civilian harm.”
Emergency services are currently responding to reports of a missile strike in central Israel.
Footage from the Israeli emergency service Magen David Adom depicted an overturned vehicle next to a collapsed construction frame and disturbed ground.
According to the Times of Israel, the damage resulted from cluster submunitions released by an Iranian ballistic missile, with no immediate reports of injuries.
Iran: I don’t care about committing war crimes – Trump
