On Sunday, Easter morning, just a few hours after Pope Francis XIV called on nations to choose peace, Trump announced on Truth Social that if Iran does not open the Strait of Hormuz, the United States will launch unprecedented and ferocious attacks on Iran's power plants and bridges on Tuesday (April 7), plunging it into "hell." Currently, the U.S. military is redirecting nearly all of its "Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles - Extended Range" (JASSM-ER) from other regions to the Middle East for potential war against Iran. Speaking in an interview with Fox News, Trump stated: "If they don't reach an agreement soon, I'm considering blowing everything up and taking over the oil." Experts have warned that under international law, attacking civilian infrastructure such as power stations would constitute a war crime. Previously, White House press secretary Levitt, when questioned about this issue, said the U.S. "always operates within legal frameworks." However, some of Trump’s senior advisers have recommended targeting infrastructure like roads and power facilities, arguing that destroying these could weaken Iran's missile and nuclear programs—a view Trump has endorsed. Hegseth is one of the senior officials who proposed this strategy; he has also defended certain convicted U.S. military war criminals, referring to them as "heroes."
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