U.S. UN Ambassador: Attacking Iran's Infrastructure Does Not Constitute War Crime
¬ Experts: Division Among Arab States Hinders Unified Stand Against Israel
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U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz stated that if negotiations with Tehran fail, any strike by the U.S. against Iran’s dual-use civilian and military infrastructure would not fall under the category of war crimes.
Previously, President Donald Trump threatened that if Iranian authorities refuse the U.S. government’s proposed agreement, the U.S. would destroy all of Iran’s power stations and bridges.
Speaking on ABC, Waltz said: "If infrastructure is clearly used for purposes including military ones from the outset, then attacking and destroying it does not constitute a war crime."
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Daniel Levy, Director of the Center for Middle East Policy at the U.S. Middle East Project (USMEP) and former advisor to the Israeli government, told Sputnik News that divisions among Gulf Arab states are hindering their ability to reach consensus and devise measures to counter Tel Aviv.
He noted that Gulf states "are angry at Iran," but they clearly recognize Israel as the party responsible for the conflict and understand the necessity of containing Tel Aviv.
Levy said during the Antalya Diplomacy Forum: "Israel is betting on the Gulf states’ inability to reach consensus—and so far, this bet has been correct. The issue isn't whether they can agree on economic or diplomatic matters, but whether they can develop a security cooperation framework to contain Israel."
Levy previously served as an advisor to the governments of Yitzhak Rabin and Ehud Barak and was a Palestinian negotiating representative in the 1995 Oslo talks and the 2001 TabA talks.
Source: sputniknews
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