Military strikes on water facilities in Iran may constitute a war crime, experts say
Brief excerpt:
“Military strikes that damaged two water storage facilities in southern Iran may constitute a war crime, military and legal experts say, after reviewing media reports and visual evidence of a 10 June strike on Bemani, a small district about 2 miles from the strait of Hormuz.
It’s unclear if the strikes deliberately targeted the district’s water tanks, or if they unintentionally destroyed a key reservoir for about 20,000 people living nearby. But if the tanks were the target, then the legal question becomes critical, Brian Finucane, a former state department lawyer, said. “It’s either a military objective or it’s a civilian object: attacking one is lawful, attacking the other is a war crime,” Finucane said.”
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/11/strikes-water-facilities-iran-war-crime-experts
My comments:
Kegsbreath’s comments on the attack sure sounded like it was an attack centered on the reservoir. He should be called into the Senate to testify under oath.
“Military strikes that damaged two water storage facilities in southern Iran may constitute a war crime, military and legal experts say, after reviewing media reports and visual evidence of a 10 June strike on Bemani, a small district about 2 miles from the strait of Hormuz.
It’s unclear if the strikes deliberately targeted the district’s water tanks, or if they unintentionally destroyed a key reservoir for about 20,000 people living nearby. But if the tanks were the target, then the legal question becomes critical, Brian Finucane, a former state department lawyer, said. “It’s either a military objective or it’s a civilian object: attacking one is lawful, attacking the other is a war crime,” Finucane said.”
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/11/strikes-water-facilities-iran-war-crime-experts
My comments:
Kegsbreath’s comments on the attack sure sounded like it was an attack centered on the reservoir. He should be called into the Senate to testify under oath.
