President Donald Trump escalated his threats against Iran on Tuesday, posting on Truth Social that “A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again.” The statement drew immediate condemnation from Senator Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), a retired Navy captain, who said that “threatening to target power plants and other non-military targets is not strength.”
According to The Hill, Kelly made clear that if those words translated into orders to destroy civilian infrastructure without a valid military purpose, it would be hard to see how they wouldn’t violate the laws of armed conflict.
