#Hegseth again threatens attacks on #Iran #civilian #infrastructure

[nonilex@masto.ai]

#Hegseth again threatens attacks on #Iran #civilian #infrastructure

Defense Secy #PeteHegseth Thursday renewed his #threat to attack Iran’s electrical infrastructure if the ceasefire between Washington & Tehran failed.

“Our forces are maximally postured to restart combat operations should this new Iranian regime choose poorly & not agree to a deal,” Hegseth said during a briefing to reporters at the #Pentagon.

#IranWar #Trump #WarCrimes #RulesOfWar #law #geopolitics
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/16/us/politics/hegseth-military-iran-blockade.html?smid=url-share

[nonilex@masto.ai]

“We are locked & loaded on your critical dual-use infrastructure, on your remaining power generation & on your #energy industry.…We’d rather not have to do it,” #Hegseth added, “but we’re ready to go at the command of our president & at the push of a button.”

Under #InternationalLaw, intentionally targeting a country’s energy infrastructure would constitute a #WarCrime.

#IranWar #US #Iran #war #Trump #WarCrimes #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast

[donray@mastodon.online]

@Nonilex

Hegseth: We are aggressively front-loading highly-advanced military clichés.