{"id":4746,"date":"2026-04-07T10:07:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T10:07:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=4746"},"modified":"2026-04-07T10:07:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T10:07:11","slug":"donald-trump-says-hes-not-worried-about-committing-war-crimes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=4746","title":{"rendered":"Donald Trump says he&#8217;s \u2018not worried about committing war crimes\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div><!--$--><\/p>\n<p><h2>The FIFA Peace Prize winner everyone&#8230;<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose drop-cap \">\n<p>Donald Trump has said he is \u201cnot worried\u201d about committing possible war crimes\u00a0in Iran as he issued fresh threats towards Tehran.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>As Trump\u2019s war in Iran continues, the president has issued a deadline of 8pm ET (00:00 GMT on Wednesday 8) for the Iranian regime to reopen the strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Speaking to reporters at the White House on Monday, Trump was asked directly whether his threats to obliterate Iranian civilian infrastructure would constitute a war crime under international law.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not worried about it,\u201d the US president\u00a0responded. \u201cYou know what\u2019s a war crime? Having a nuclear weapon.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Trump then refused to confirm whether any civilian targets would be off-limits in the coming days, telling reporters all of Iran \u201ccould be taken out in one night, and that night might be tomorrow night.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>So, that\u2019s the president of the United States of America explicitly saying he is not concerned about committing war crimes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Over 100 international law scholars\u00a0have already signed an open letter\u00a0warning that US strikes on Iran raise \u201cserious concerns about violations of international humanitarian law.\u201d The UN has been equally blunt, with spokesman St\u00e9phane Dujarric\u00a0stating\u00a0that attacking civilian infrastructure is \u201ca violation of international law and a very clear one.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><\/div>\n<p>#Donald #Trump #hes #worried #committing #war #crimes<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The FIFA Peace Prize winner everyone&#8230; Donald Trump has said he is \u201cnot worried\u201d about committing possible war crimes\u00a0in Iran as he issued fresh threats towards Tehran. 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