Overview
- More than 100 international‑law scholars published an open letter on Just Security warning that U.S. attacks on Iranian infrastructure risk violating the laws of war.
- The letter cites President Donald Trump’s threats to destroy bridges and power plants and flags Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s claim that the U.S. is not bound by the “stupid rules of war.”
- Recent operations include a U.S. strike on a bridge under construction in Karaj that killed at least eight people and wounded nearly 100, with Trump saying he accepted responsibility for the attack.
- The signatories highlight reports of civilian harm, noting the Iranian Red Crescent’s figure of 175 dead, mostly students, in an attack on a girls’ elementary school in Minab.
- Political scientist John Mearsheimer said in a podcast that Nuremberg‑style trials could condemn leaders including Trump and Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu, reflecting a sharper push for accountability.