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A declaration that no prisoners will be taken — that all enemy combatants will be killed rather than captured. Explicitly prohibited under the Geneva Conventions and constituting a war crime under Article 8 of the Rome Statute.

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Updated March 25, 2026 Foreign Policy & War
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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 …
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