Tjivikua’s Corner – Trump’s genocidal rhetoric crime under international law
The United States of America (USA) and Israel launched coordinated military strikes against the Republic of Iran on 28 February 2026, while intense negotiations were underway, marking the start of a direct, military conflict. This escalation followed decades of indirect conflict, proxy wars and high tensions dating back to the 1979 Iranian Revolution and US... The post Tjivikua’s Corner – Trump’s genocidal rhetoric crime under international law appeared first on New Era .
The United States of America (USA) and Israel launched coordinated military strikes against the Republic of Iran on 28 February 2026, while intense negotiations were underway, marking the start of a direct, military conflict. This escalation followed decades of indirect conflict, proxy wars and high tensions dating back to the 1979 Iranian Revolution and US embassy hostage crisis.
This year, president Donald Trump has on three occasions given the Republic of Iran deadlines and then delayed them.
On one of his Truth Social platforms, he said, “A whole civilisation will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will”.
He was speaking of Iran and its 90 million people. He suggested that the United States will destroy Iranian “civilisation” if Tehran does not agree on a two-week ceasefire, the opening of the Strait of Hormuz, ceasing its nuclear weapons programme, stopping charging tolls on vessels, halting support for regional proxies, submitting to his terms, and threatening a full-scale naval blockade and military destruction.
In another expletive-laden post on social media, Trump said, “Tuesday (7 April 2026) will be Power Plant Day, Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran. There will be nothing like it! Open the fucking strait, you crazy bastards, or you’ll be living in hell – just watch. Praise be to Allah.”
For more than two weeks, the US president has been threatening that he would order the destruction of Iran’s civilian infrastructure, including bridges and power stations, if his demands are not met.
