Trump’s ‘Stone Age’ threats against Iran spark war crimes alarm
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“Over 100 US experts warn that strikes on civilian infrastructure in Iran may violate international law”
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— 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 …
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— 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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— 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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“Threatening to destroy Iran’s electricity grid and to reduce the country of 90 million to destitution”
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— Throughout both of his presidencies, U.S. president Donald Trump has expressed a desire to expand the United States' territory and influence through both land purchases and military means.
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— Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the …
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— Kai Madison Trump (born May 12, 2007) is an American social media personality. A member of the Trump family, she is the eldest child of Donald Trump Jr. and Vanessa Haydon and the eldest grandchild of…
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“The Geneva Conventions governing the laws of war, agreed following World War II, prohibit destruction of 'objects indispensable to the survival of the civilian population'”
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— The Geneva Convention (IV) relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War (French: Convention relative à la protection des personnes civiles en temps de guerre), more commonly referred …
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— The Geneva Conventions are a series of four international treaties (1949) and their three additional protocols that form the core of international humanitarian law. They establish legal standards for …
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— The Geneva Conventions, which were most recently revised in 1949, consist of seven individual treaties which are open to ratification or accession by any sovereign state. They are:
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“In 2024, the International Criminal Court indicted four Russian military officials over systematic strikes on Ukraine’s power grid”
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“US President Donald Trump stated that US forces would target Iran’s electric-generating plants if no deal is reached”
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“US President Donald Trump claimed that Iran would be brought back to the Stone Ages within two to three weeks”
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