> Wasn’t that in response to Trump posting that he’d hit theirs?

It's Iran. They haven't been following international law since 1979. That isn't an excuse to commit war crimes against them. But Iran really doesn't have any legs to stand on when it comes to complaining about targeting civilian infrastructure–they and their proxies have been doing this for decades.

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curt15 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

>They haven't been following international law since 1979.

History doesn't start in 1979. Why not go back to 1953? Overthrowing another country's elected government is no more conscionable under international law.

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JumpCrisscross 2 hours ago | parent [-]

> Why not go back to 1953? Overthrowing another country's elected government is no more conscionable under international law

Nobody said you can't. I don't think the point is undermined. Neither the U.S. nor Iran have shown any consistent affection for international law.

	▲	srean 21 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		This "both sides" game does not carry much weight when one side, the US and Britain, made the bad faith move on Iran first. Stubbing one's toe and complaining "both sides". The pebble and me. Complaining I am being hit back because I hit first, does not elicit support. Especially, when one is very less than forthcoming about who made the move on a sovereign country first. Made a move just because that country had resources you are interested in. If you want the resource then buy it. Norway nationalised it's oil, so can Iran.

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megous 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Just claiming something doesn't make it true. And also there's the whole scale thing.

	▲	JumpCrisscross 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		> there's the whole scale thing Sort of? I don't think that's really how war crimes work. Unless we're objectively in eye-for-an-eye territory, in which case we're not really talking about international law anymore. (To be clear, I think everyone talking about international law in this conflict is posturing. We've been collectively setting new norms for years, and between Russia, China and America, the rules seem to have inched closer to total war.)