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news Npr World 2026-04-07

Legal experts question potential war crimes in Iran targeting threats

International law experts discussed whether former President Trump's threats to target Iran's civilian infrastructure could potentially constitute a war crime. The discussion focused on the legal implications of such military actions under international law.


NPR's A Martinez talks to international law expert Asli Bali of Yale Law School about President Trump's threats to target Iran's civilian infrastructure, which could amount to a war crime. <p>NPR's A Martinez talks to international law expert Asli Bali of Yale Law School about President Trump's threats to target Iran's civilian infrastructure, which could amount to a war crime.</p><img src="https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5775703" />

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