Pres. Trump wavers on threat to strike Iranian cultural sites, which could be a war crime.
"They're allowed to kill our people, they're allowed to maim our people, they're allowed to blow up everything that we have and there's nothing that stops them," Trump told reporters at the White House."And we are, according to various laws, I suppose, to be very careful with their cultural heritage. And you know what? If that's what the law is, I like to obey the law. But think of it.
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump welcome Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Mareva Grabowski-Mitsotakis as they arrive at the White House, Jan. 7, 2020. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump welcome Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Mareva Grabowski-Mitsotakis as they arrive at the White House, Jan. 7, 2020.Attacking cultural sites is prohibited by the 1954 Hague Convention, while heritage sites are protected by a 2017 United Nations Security Council Resolution.
"I will say this: If Iran does anything that they shouldn't be doing, they're going to be suffering the consequences and very strongly," Trump added, speaking in the Oval Office before a meeting with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.that if Iran were to respond to Suleimani's death by attacking American assets, the United States had"targeted 52 Iranian sites...
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