Overview
- Speaking to high school students in Cuneo, Italy, at a Clooney Foundation for Justice event, Clooney said any vow to “end a civilization” is a war crime.
- Trump wrote on Truth Social, “A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again,” in a post widely reported as a threat to Iran.
- Clooney said he is worried about NATO after Trump’s recent statements about considering a U.S. exit from the alliance.
- Variety reported that NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte was expected to meet the president and Secretary of State Marco Rubio to ease tensions, though this was not confirmed by officials.
- Under international humanitarian law, threatening violence against civilians can be unlawful, which explains why the wording drew swift condemnation from public figures and media outlets.