Evangelicals amplify Trump’s religious framing of Iran war
Evangelical leaders have cast the Iran war as a struggle between good and evil.
Evangelicals amplify Trump’s religious framing of Iran war
Evangelical leaders have cast the Iran war as a struggle between good and evil. Grouped from 9 articles across 5 sources.
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Democrats outraged at Trump’s Iran post: ‘A threat to commit a war crime’
President says on Truth Social he will annihilate country if government ignores deadline to reopen strait of Hormuz US politics live – latest updates Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email Donald Trump on Tuesday morning threatened to annihilate the entirety of Iranian civilization should the country’s government ignore his 8pm ET deadline to reopen the strait of Hormuz. The president’s own words, posted publicly and tied to a specific deadline and set of demands, provide unusually direct evidence of intent to violate international law, and were being met with shock and dismay by Democrats and a growing number of prominent conservatives. Continue reading...
Retired military officers call Trump’s threats against Iran ‘likely war crimes’
Alarm among military observers after president says ‘whole civilization will die tonight’ if Iran ignores demands US politics live – latest updates Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email Donald Trump’s Tuesday morning comments threatening that “a whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again” in Iran have raised alarms among military observers and retired officers, who called them “likely war crimes”. “I have to hope that this is bluster, and a negotiating tactic on his part,” said retired admiral Michael Smith, who commanded a carrier strike group in the US navy. “He must understand that those types of threats themselves are likely war crimes.” Continue reading...
Trump escalates threats ahead of Iran deadline
U.S. President Donald Trump threatened that 'a whole civilization will die tonight' as Iran showed no sign of accepting his ultimatum to open the Strait of Hormuz by Tuesday evening.
Trump’s Iran threats look like self-incrimination for potential war crimes
The laws of war forbid the destruction of civilian infrastructure as a means of coercing a government.
Is the US about to commit war crimes in Iran?
Donald Trump has given Iran a deadline and threatened to send the country back to the "Stone Ages" if it does not comply by attacking power plants and bridges.
Trump brushes off war crimes concerns as he widens threat to Iran
U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday he’s “not at all” concerned about committing possible war crimes as he threatened to destroy Iran’s bridges and power plants.
French Foreign Minister Barrot hopes Trump does not go ahead with threat against Iran
PARIS, April 7 - French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Tuesday that he hoped U.S. President Trump would not go ahead with his latest threats against Iran.
‘No end in sight’ if Trump acts on threat to destroy Iran infrastructure
Escalation by Donald Trump is likely to be met with more Iranian attacks, further destabilising region, experts say.
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