Trump doubled down on his threat to target cultural sites in Iran — an act that could be considered a war crime
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- President Donald Trump defended his threat to target cultural sites in Iran if the country retaliates after the US killed General Qassem Soleimani in an airstrike.
- Trump had said that the US would target 52 sites, some of which are cultural sites, if Iran strikes any American citizens or US sites.
- But deliberately targeting cultural sites or cultural heritage sites could amount to a war crime under international law.
- On Sunday evening, Trump doubled down and said Iran is "allowed to use roadside bombs and blow up our people." He said: "And we're not allowed to touch their cultural sites? It doesn't work that way."
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US President Donald Trump doubled town on his threat to target cultural sites in Iran — an act that can be considered a war crime.
Trump spoke to White House reporters on Sunday evening, where he defended his earlier statement that the US was targeting such sites and claimed that the US has the right to do so.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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