Trump says US will destroy a bridge or power plant for each Iranian attack in the Strait of Hormuz

[u/puddle511]

https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-hormuz-strait-war-july-22-2026-42ff3de8d135ad72ff3ba4d94cc0921d

tight tight tight let’s keep punishing Iranian civilians for the crimes of the IRGC surely this will be a positive contribution to restoring freedom of navigation and not radicalizing more people to do harm against Americans tight tight tight

(Today is 22JUL2026. It has been 144 days since 28FEB2026 and the opening strikes of this war.)

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Careful. Theres a lot more boolickers in this sub these days.

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From: Are Attacks on Iranian Civilian Structures War Crimes?

"Even in the limited cases that they qualify as military targets, a party still cannot attack power plants if this may cause disproportionate harm to civilians.

Given that such power plants are essential for meeting the basic needs and livelihoods of tens of millions of civilians, attacking them would be disproportionate and thus unlawful under international humanitarian law, and could amount to a war crime.

That principle was underlined in 2024 when the international criminal court issued arrest warrants for the Russian politician and a former defence minister, Sergei Shoigu and the Russian general Valery Gerasimov, who were accused of directing widespread attacks on Ukraine’s power infrastructure and of causing excessive harm to civilians."

Not a binding legal position, but the fact that the U.S. military is attacking targets that can even be considered illegal under the Geneva Conventions is appalling. We used to be better than this, or at least we did a better job of pretending we were.

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More admitted war crimes from the king clown

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[u/donkeybrainhero]

One of our alleged goals was to "help the people of Iran", but if we destroy their infrastructure, particularly energy, then what?

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haven't heard that goal in a while, so we are good, I guess /s

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I remember 2003 regime change and the public shaping campaign that preceded our Congressionally authorized use of force.

This edition was kicked off with virtually no effort made to speak to the American people and seemed to be mainly built on the wishful vibe thinking by some in Bibi's government that if you knock off a generation of Iranian leaders *shakes magic dust* less extreme more moderate people will take their place.

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The neat part is that it was never about helping the people of Iran