Media representatives gather around the damaged building of Shahid Beheshti University after a strike, in Tehran, on April 4, 2026. (Credit: AFP)
The warning went unheeded. On April 2, nearly a 1– U.S.-based international law experts signed an open letter stating that the conduct of U.S. forces and statements by senior U.S. officials “raise serious concerns about violations of international human rights law and international humanitarian law.”Rather than easing his rhetoric, U.S. President Donald Trump escalated it three days later, reiterating explicit threats against civilian infrastructure in Iran. Without an agreement with Tehran, he said, “Tuesday [April 7] will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day.” Zoom in Iran-US: Countdown underway, higher chances of an agreement A few days earlier, he had threatened to “hit each and every one” of the country’s power plants, “probably simultaneously,” and even claimed he wanted to send Iran “back to the Stone Age.”Claim of alleged...
The warning went unheeded. On April 2, nearly a 1– U.S.-based international law experts signed an open letter stating that the conduct of U.S. forces and statements by senior U.S. officials “raise serious concerns about violations of international human rights law and international humanitarian law.”Rather than easing his rhetoric, U.S. President Donald Trump escalated it three days later, reiterating explicit threats against civilian infrastructure in Iran. Without an agreement with Tehran, he said, “Tuesday [April 7] will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day.” Zoom in Iran-US: Countdown underway, higher chances of an agreement A few days earlier, he had threatened to “hit each and every one” of the country’s power plants, “probably simultaneously,” and even claimed he wanted to send Iran “back to the Stone...
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