Kuala Lampur, April 7 -- The recent attacks by the United States and Israel on Iran are not acts of defence. They are clear violations of international law. They are, plainly, war crimes.

Civilian infrastructure is not a battlefield. Yet today, Iran's oil and gas facilities, steel plants, hospitals, universities and schools, residential buildings and bridges are being targeted. These are not military assets. They are the lifelines of ordinary people. Destroying them punishes families, harms workers and endangers lives of civilians.

Even more alarming are the repeated threats from Donald Trump. His statements about striking Iran's power plants and bridges "if the Strait of Hormuz is not reopened" are reckless. Such threats are not diplom...