WELCH AND BLUMENTHAL WARN THAT TRUMP'S THREATS TO BOMB CIVILIAN INFRASTRUCTURE IN IRAN COULD AMOUNT TO WAR CRIMES

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Peter Welch issued the following press release:

U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, alongside U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, expressed grave concern to U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) that President Trump's recent threats (https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/trump-escalates-threats-vows-to-target-iranian-bridges-and-power-plants) to bomb civilian infrastructure in Iran, including bridges and power plants, could amount to war crimes. In their letter to CENTCOM Commander Admiral Brad Cooper, the Senators seek clarification and answe...