SPECIAL REPORT: Trump's threats to destroy over 50 important Iranian cultural sites is a violation of US and international law. By @AlanRMacLeod #Iran #Solemani mintpressnews.com/trump-threats-…
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) recognizes 24 sites in Iran (more than almost any other country in the world) that are of such critical cultural and historical importance that they belong to all of humanity.
The Trump administration pulled the U.S. out of UNESCO, owing $600 million to the organization after it admitted #Palestine as a full member. mintpressnews.com/us-pulls-unesc…
Trump’s statements are in violation of Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, which states any int'l agreement made under duress or threat of force is null and void. Targeting cultural sites is also specifically recognized as a major war crime under the 1954 Hague Convention.
Section 5.16.2 of the Department of Defense Law of War Manual also prohibits threats to destroy cultural objects for the express purpose of deterring enemy operations, meaning Trump’s action directly contravene American codes of war.
It's unlikely any action will be taken, just as it's unlikely Trump will be removed from Twitter for breaking terms of service on threatening behavior despite threatening enemy states with nuclear annihilation. Meanwhile, the rest of us face censorship.
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