U.S. President Donald Trump has stated that he is “not at all” concerned about the prospect of being accused of war crimes.
The remark follows his recent ultimatum to destroy Iran’s power plants and bridges if the government in Tehran does not meet a Tuesday 8 p.m. ET cutoff to lift the blockade on the Strait of Hormuz.
In the meantime, the Iranian Red Crescent reported that a series of strikes by Israel and the United States hit 17 civilian targets on Tuesday morning.
Various humanitarian groups have responded by denouncing these military actions by the U.S. and Israel as war crimes.
In a post on X, the Iranian Red Crescent maintained that there is no valid reason to strike unprotected civilians, categorizing the events as war crimes.
Trump doubled down on his stance via Truth Social, once again writing that he is “not at all” bothered by the potential legal fallout regarding war crimes.
A representative for UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the Associated Press on Monday that under international law, targeting such infrastructure is strictly against the rules.
“Even if certain civilian infrastructure were to be deemed a military target,” Stephane Dujarric stated, an attack would still be forbidden if it poses a risk of “excessive incidental civilian harm.”
First responders are currently on the scene following reports of a missile landing in central Israel.
Video footage provided by the Israeli emergency group Magen David Adom showed a flipped car near a ruined construction site and a cratered landscape.
According to the Times of Israel, the strike involved cluster submunitions dispersed by an Iranian ballistic missile, though no injuries were reported immediately following the incident.