President Donald Trump’s threats to bomb power plants and bridges across Iran if it does not reopen the critical Strait of Hormuz would be a war crime, one of the EU’s top leaders cautioned Monday, hours before Washington’s deadline expires.
“Any targeting of civilian infrastructure, namely energy facilities, is illegal and unacceptable,” European Council President António Costa said in a statement. “This applies to Russia’s war in Ukraine, and it applies everywhere.”
“The Iranian civilian population is the main victim of the Iranian regime. It would also be the main victim of a widening of the military campaign,” the former Portuguese prime minister continued. “After five weeks of war in the Middle East, it is clear that only a diplomatic solution will settle its root causes.”
The intervention comes after Trump posted a fiery message on his Truth Social platform Sunday: “Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran. There will be nothing like it!!! Open the Fuckin’ Strait, you crazy bastards, or you’ll be living in Hell – JUST WATCH!”