Expert says Trump’s Iran threats would be war crimes if they were carried out

President Trump’s latest comments on Iran drew global concerns about potential war crimes if he acted on his threats. Oona A. Hathaway, A professor of international law at Yale Law School and president-elect of the American Society of International Law, joins CBS News with more insight. Source link

Dozens of Democrats call for Trump’s removal after his Iran threats

Dozens of congressional Democrats called for President Donald Trump to be removed from office Tuesday after he used extreme rhetoric against Iran that included threatening to wipe out “a whole civilization.” Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. More than 70 lawmakers, including a handful of senators, … Read more

With dire threats against Iran, Trump finds new ways to up the rhetorical ante

“A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again,” President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday morning. “I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will.” The president’s latest threat against Iran, issued on social media, hit like a rhetorical bomb, as his 8 p.m. Eastern time deadline was looming for a … Read more