Trump's Iran Threats: Potential War Crimes Examined
Legal expert Asli Bali of Yale Law School analyzes whether President Trump's threats to target Iran's civilian infrastructure could be considered a war crime under international law.
The tensions between the United States and Iran have escalated sharply in recent weeks, with President Trump threatening to target Iranian cultural sites and other civilian infrastructure if the country retaliates for the U.S. drone strike that killed a top Iranian general. These threats have raised concerns among international law experts about the potential for war crimes.
NPR's A Martinez spoke with Asli Bali, a professor at Yale Law School who specializes in international law, about the legal implications of Trump's statements. Bali explained that deliberately targeting civilian infrastructure or cultural sites would constitute a clear violation of the laws of war, which strictly prohibit attacks on non-military targets.
Source: NPR
