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Attacks on or threats to electrical power generation facilities, including nuclear plants. Targeting power plants threatens civilian survival and violates the prohibition on attacking objects indispensable to the civilian population.

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

Trump Issues Ultimatum: 'A Whole Civilization Will Die Tonight' Unless Iran Capitulates

Trump's explicit threats to destroy all civilian infrastructure in Iran — every bridge, every power plant — with the stated goal of ensuring Iran 'could literally never rebuild as a nation again' constitute textbook threats of indiscriminate attack, a war crime under the Rome Statute and customary IHL.

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Iran warcivilian infrastructureindiscriminate attackwar crimepower plants
Updated April 21, 2026 Foreign Policy & War
War Crime / Crime Against Humanity Ongoing

Trump Threats to Obliterate Iran's Civilian Power Infrastructure

Trump's explicit threat to destroy Iran's civilian power infrastructure constitutes a per se violation of international humanitarian law. The threats escalated from 'obliterate' to a promise of 'complete demolition' of all civilian infrastructure. Combined with 3,400+ killed including 1,600+ civilians, this represents a confirmed war crime classification.

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Iran warcivilian infrastructurepower plantswar crimesAmnesty International