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Iran: President Trump's apocalyptic threats of large-scale civilian devastation demand urgent global action to prevent atrocity crimes

Amnesty International

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  1. alleged

    Amnesty International secretary general Agnes Callamard assessed the April 7 threat and related civilian-infrastructure warnings against international humanitarian law's prohibitions on attacking civilians and civilian objects. She said a civilian object's military use does not remove proportionality obligations.

    Agnes Callamard statement, civilian objects and proportionality

    Trump warns that Iran's civilization will die that night · Documented statement; attributed legal assessment, not a completed attack

  2. reported

    Amnesty International reported Trump's April 7, 2026 statement about Iran: 'a whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again'.

    Opening paragraph, April 7 Truth Social statement

    Trump warns that Iran's civilization will die that night · Documented statement; attributed legal assessment, not a completed attack