Updated March 25, 2026 Foreign Policy & War
War Crime / Crime Against Humanity Ongoing
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 quarter will be given.' This prohibition is among the oldest in the laws of war.