The Wannabe Dictator and Worst President Ever threatened to blow up Iranian desalination, oil wells, and the key oil export hub Kharg Island “if for any reason a deal is not shortly reached” to end the war and reopen the crucial Strait of Hormuz trade route.
Previously, Trump said he was extending his deadline to April 6 for Iran to reopen Hormuz or face massive U.S. strikes on its power plants.
Retired U.S. Army General and former NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe, Wesley Clark, advised the president against bombing Iranian power plants and other civilian infrastructure last week, warning that such an attack could be considered a “war crime.”
“A lot of people will say it’s a war crime because mostly these power plants are probably there for the civilian population,” said Clark, who warned “you cannot destroy civilian assets in an effort to put harm on the population.”
He concluded, “Now, if you can show it has a military connection, that’s different. But if it’s simply to put pressure on the government by harming the civilian population, then that’s de jure– that’s a war crime.”
Oil prices jump, U.S. markets open higher as Iran war rounds one month
Global oil prices jumped overnight and U.S. stocks indexes opened higher, after a weekend that saw Iran-backed Houthi militants launch ballistic missiles at Israel and 3,500 additional U.S. troops arrive in the Middle East as the conflict rounded one month.
Brent crude oil, the global benchmark, surged 2.7% to nearly $116 a barrel, the highest level since the conflict started, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude climbed 2.2% to about $102 a barrel.