Updated March 25, 2026 Foreign Policy & War
War Crime / Crime Against Humanity Ongoing Reported record
Defense Secretary Hegseth Declares 'No Quarter, No Mercy' for Iran
The US Defense Secretary's public declaration that no quarter would be given to Iran constitutes a textbook war crime under Rome Statute Article 8(2)(b)(xii), which criminalizes 'declaring that no …
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth publicly declared there would be 'no quarter, no mercy' for Iran during the 2026 Iran war.
- Declaring that no quarter will be given is explicitly listed as a war crime under Rome Statute Article 8(2)(b)(xii). It is a per se …