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#disproportionate attack

A military attack where the expected civilian harm is excessive relative to the anticipated military advantage. A violation of the IHL principle of proportionality and a war crime under the Rome Statute.

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Updated April 7, 2026 Foreign Policy & War
War Crime / Crime Against Humanity Ongoing

U.S. Double-Tap Strike Destroys Iran's B1 Bridge, Killing Civilians on Nowruz Holiday

US forces destroyed Iran's landmark B1 bridge near Karaj in a double-tap strike during Nowruz holiday celebrations, killing 8 civilians and wounding 95. The bridge — 176 meters tall and 1,050 meters long — was under construction and had never been used for any military purpose. The strike marked the first direct hit on major civilian infrastructure following Trump's 'Stone Ages' threats.

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Updated April 5, 2026 Foreign Policy & War
War Crime / Crime Against Humanity Ongoing

Repeated Strikes Near Iran's Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant Risk Radioactive Catastrophe

Repeated strikes near Bushehr nuclear power plant violate Additional Protocol I Article 56's specific protection of nuclear electrical generating stations. Even without a radiation release, strikes on or near an active nuclear reactor in a city of 250,000 constitute reckless endangerment of the civilian population and violate the prohibition on disproportionate attacks under Rome Statute Article 8(2)(b)(iv).

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Iran warBushehrnuclear power plantIAEAradioactive