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Middle East crisis live: Trump says he is ‘not at all’ worried about possible war crimes as his deadline nears

The Guardian · 🇬🇧 public United Kingdom · · 634 words · By Adam Fulton
International response to conflict US-Israel military actions against Iran Humanitarian impacts of war
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Opening summary Hello and welcome to our continuing live coverage of the US-Israel war on Iran and its consequences for the region, the world and the global economy.

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What happened

Opening summary Hello and welcome to our continuing live coverage of the US-Israel war on Iran and its consequences for the region, the world and the global economy.

Why it matters

Donald Trump said he was “not at all” concerned about committing possible war crimes as he again threatened to destroy Iran’s bridges and power plants if Tehran does not meet his Tuesday 8pm ET deadline to reopen the strait of Hormuz.

Common ground

“I’m not worried about it,” the US president said.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/apr/07/iran-war-live-updates-trump-h…

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eFinder identified 1 propaganda technique in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Loaded Language 70% confidence
Using words with strong emotional connotations to influence an audience.
Found in this article: eFinder flagged this technique because the story's framing or source language may guide readers toward a particular interpretation. Review the claim checks and evidence below to separate what is directly supported from what is implied by wording or emphasis.
Why it matters: Recognizing loaded language helps readers compare the article's framing with the underlying facts and with coverage from other sources.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 17 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “An Israeli airstrike killed at least 10 people outside a school housing displaced Palestinians in central Gaza.”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia, web search, or cross-references confirming the airstrike near a school in Gaza.
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Claim 2: “Israel said it struck Iran’s largest petrochemical complex on Monday. Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the facility had been 'destroyed'.”
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Claim 3: “The intelligence chief of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, Maj Gen Majid Khademi, was killed in US-Israeli strikes at dawn on Monday.”
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Claim 4: “The Israeli military said it completed an 'air strike wave' aimed at damaging Iranian regime infrastructure in Tehran and additional areas across Iran.”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia, web search, or cross-references confirming Israeli air strikes on Tehran's infrastructure.
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Claim 5: “The World Health Organisation suspended medical evacuations from Gaza to Egypt via the Rafah crossing after a contract worker for WHO was killed in Gaza on Monday.”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia, web search, or cross-references regarding WHO suspending evacuations.
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Claim 6: “Two blasts were reportedly heard near the Erbil airport in Iraq’s northern Kurdistan region.”
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Claim 7: “The IMF head said the war would lead to 'higher inflation and slower global growth'.”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 8: “Trump said all of Iran could be 'taken out' in one night 'and that night might be tomorrow night'.”
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Wikipedia's entry on false statements by Trump does not mention the specific claim about destroying Iran in one night. The 2025 negotiations article references deadlines but not this exact statement.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On April 12, 2025, Iran and the United States began a series of negotiations aimed at reaching a nuclear peace agreement, following a letter from U.S. president Donald Trump to Iranian supreme leader …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Iran–United_States_n…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — During and between his terms as President of the United States, Donald Trump has made tens of thousands of false or misleading claims. Fact-checkers at The Washington Post documented 30,573 false or m…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump has been the target of multiple assassination attempts and death threats during his presidential campaigning and as president of the United States of America. The earliest known attempt o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Security_incidents_involving_D…
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Claim 9: “Oil prices extended their rises on Tuesday amid Trump’s heightened rhetoric against Iran.”
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Claim 10: “Saudi Arabia intercepted seven ballistic missiles launched towards its eastern region and debris fell in the vicinity of energy facilities.”
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Claim 11: “The head of the International Committee of the Red Cross said that 'deliberate threats ... against essential civilian infrastructure and nuclear facilities must not become the new norm in warfare'.”
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Claim 12: “Donald Trump said he was 'not at all' concerned about committing possible war crimes as he again threatened to destroy Iran’s bridges and power plants if Tehran does not meet his Tuesday 8pm ET deadline to reopen the strait of Hormuz.”
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Wikipedia entries mention Trump setting deadlines and US/Israel military actions in 2026, but none explicitly reference Trump commenting on war crimes or threatening to destroy Iran's infrastructure. The claim's specific wording is not corroborated by the evidence.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On April 12, 2025, Iran and the United States began a series of negotiations aimed at reaching a nuclear peace agreement, following a letter from U.S. president Donald Trump to Iranian supreme leader …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Iran–United_States_n…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 19 March 2026, the United States began an aerial campaign against Iranian targets to reopen the Strait of Hormuz following its closure by Iran in response to the 2026 Iran war. The operation was an…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_campaign
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Strait of Hormuz, a major maritime choke point for global energy trade, has experienced ongoing geopolitical and economic disruption since 28 February 2026, following joint military strikes by the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis
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Claim 13: “Israel’s military said it carried out strikes on three airports in Tehran, targeting several Iranian planes and helicopters.”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia, web search, or cross-references confirming Israeli strikes on Tehran's airports.
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Claim 14: “The UN Security Council is expected to vote on Tuesday on a resolution to protect commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz but in significantly watered-down form after China opposed authorizing force.”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia, web search, or cross-references regarding UN Security Council voting on a Hormuz resolution.
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Claim 15: “Iran responded with missile fire on Israel and its Gulf Arab neighbours.”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia, web search, or cross-references to confirm Iran's missile attacks on Israel and Gulf neighbors.
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Claim 16: “Iran rejected a 45-day ceasefire proposal and said it wanted a permanent end to the conflict.”
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Wikipedia's 2026 Iran war entry describes the war's start but does not mention a 45-day ceasefire proposal or Iran's response to it. No evidence supports the specific claim about a ceasefire rejection.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel started a war with surprise airstrikes on sites and cities across Iran, assassinating Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and several other Iranian officials …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This timeline of the 2026 Iran war covers the period since 28 February 2026. The war is ongoing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war
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Claim 17: “Israel and the US carried out a wave of attacks on Iran on Monday, killing more than 25 people.”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia, web search, or cross-references to confirm the attack on Iran by Israel/US or the casualty count.
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