Trump's Threats Are a Clear Example of Criminal Intent to Commit War Crimes

The Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations stated in a letter to the UN Secretary-General and the President of the Security Council: The threats of the President of the United States are a clear, direct and public example of the existence of criminal intent to commit war crimes in accordance with international humanitarian law and the Statute of the International Criminal Court.

News ID: 87597

Date: 02 April 2026 - 22:31

TEHRAN (Defapress) - Amir Saeid Iravani, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations, said in a letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and the President of the Security Council on Thursday local time: These threats clearly refer to the targeting and widespread destruction of civilian targets, including infrastructure essential for the survival of the civilian population.

The Iranian Ambassador to the UN emphasized: The United States will bear full international legal responsibility for all consequences arising from these illegal threats, as well as any actions based on them.

Iravani stated: "Such internationally wrongful acts, if carried out, will result in the international responsibility of the United States, as well as the individual criminal responsibility of those who participated in designing, ordering, or executing them, and they must be held accountable."