WATCH LIVE: Hegseth and Caine hold Pentagon briefing as Trump threatens Iran's infrastructure
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In his news conference Monday, President Donald Trump threatened to blow up every bridge and power plant in Iran, action that would be so far-reaching that some experts in military law said it could constitute a war crime.
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By — Ben Finley, Associated Press Ben Finley, Associated Press By — Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press By — Gary Fields, Associated Press Gary Fields, Associated Press Leave your feedback Share Copy URL Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter WATCH LIVE: Hegseth and Caine hold Pentagon briefing as Trump threatens Iran's infrastructure Politics Apr 6, 2026 7:47 PM EDT WASHINGTON — In his news conference Monday , President Donald Trump threatened to blow up every bridge and power plant in Iran, action that would be so far-reaching that some experts in military law said it could constitute a war crime. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Air Force Gen. Dan Caine are expected to hold a Pentagon news briefing at 8 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, April 7. Watch it live in our video player above. The issue could turn on whether the power plants were legitimate military targets, whether the attacks were proportional compared with what Iran has done and whether civilian casualties were minimized. WATCH: What international law says about Trump's threats to bomb Iran's bridges and power plants Trump's threat was so broad it did not seem to account for the harm to civilians, prompting Democrats in Congress, some United Nations officials and scholars in military law to say such strikes would violate international law. Educate your inbox Subscribe to Here’s the Deal, our politics newsletter for analysis you won’t find anywhere else. Enter your email address Subscribe Form error message goes here. Thank you. Please check your inbox to confirm. The president's eventual actions often fall short of his all-encompassing rhetoric in the moment, but his warnings about the power plants and bridges were unambiguous both on Sunday and Monday as he set a deadline of Tuesday night for Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz. WATCH: People in Tehran on edge as Trump's deadline for Iran looms A spokesman for U.N. Secretary-Genera...
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