Trump’s repeated threats to ‘wipe out’ Iran are normalizing mass violence | Mohamad Bazzi

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During a recent interview, Donald Trump reiterated his threat to "totally wipe out" Iran if it retaliated against U.S. airstrikes, a statement that has become increasingly frequent and normalized. The author argues that these repeated threats of mass violence against civilian infrastructure constitute war crimes and contribute to desensitization towards large-scale conflict.

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The president’s latest warning barely registered, written off as typical behavior. But the threats have real-world consequencesAs the US and Iran fought around the strait of Hormuz last week, Donald Trump issued one of his typical threats.

Trump’s repeated threats to ‘wipe out’ Iran are normalizing mass violence | Mohamad Bazzi

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