WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Sen. Mark Kelly issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Navy combat veteran and Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) demanded (https://www.kelly.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/3.16.26-MK-Letter-to-Hegseth-Final.pdf) clarification from Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth after he publicly said (https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/13/us/politics/hegseth-air-war-iran.html) that "no quarter" would be given to enemies of the United States, a phrase with clear meaning under the Law of Armed Conflict, referring to denying enemy combatants the opportunity to surrender and instead killing them. Kelly said that it "is expressly prohibited under international law, including the Geneva and Hague Conventions and would be a war cri...