Sharon Zhang from Truthout on Trump’s latest: Trump Uses Same Language Cited by ICJ in Genocide Ruling Against Israel.
On Tuesday, Trump threatened to destroy the entirety of Iran and its population of 93 million people.
Referring to the threat, Oona Hathaway, Professor of International Law at Yale Law School said,
This will be exhibit A in future war crimes trials if he carries out his threats
If that were to come to pass, Trump would join a long list of present and former heads of state charged with war crimes, including both Vladimir Putin and Benjamin Netanyahu.
Vladimir Putin, for his contribution in the illegal abduction of children from Ukraine and deportation into Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Benjamin Netanyahu has been accused of war crimes in the Gaza war including starvation. Both he and his former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant have been said to use “starvation as a method of warfare.”
Trumps threats have been condemned by a number of public figures including Pope Leo XIV and the UN Secretary-General, António Guterres.