Iran has executed hundreds – if not thousands – of political protesters in the last few months. Yet according to the United Nations it is President Trump who will face charges of war crimes.

This is the Wilmington Standard Daily Update for Tuesday April 7, 2026

President Trump in a fiery press conference yesterday reiterated his threat to blow up critical infrastructure in Iran tonight unless a deal is made that includes reopening the Strait of Hormuz. 

We’re going to hit them extremely hard over the next 2 to 3 weeks. We’re going to bring them back to the Stone Ages where they belong

Enter the UN and other spineless organizations who stated the President would be referred to a court to determine if his actions in Iran - if he carried out his threat - would be deemed a war crime.  UN Spokesman Stephane Dujarric said:

The UN is very clear on issues related to international law and once again calls on all parties to comply with their obligations in the conduct of these hostilities. Remember that civilian infrastructure, including energy infrastructure, cannot be attacked.

Meanwhile, the Iranian secretary of the Supreme Council of Youth and Adolescents urged young people and others to form human chains around these targets:

I invite all young people, athletes, artists, students and university students and their professors," he said.He urged people to gather Tuesday at 2 p.m. "around the power plants that are our national assets and capital, regardless of any taste or political viewpoint, belong to the future of Iran and to the Iranian youth."

Iran kills thousands of its own people – many of whom were women – for political protests.  When they are not slaughtering their people they are terrorizing them in ways we will never fully understand.  They have demonstrated time and time again they have no problem attacking civilians either directly or through their proxies.  They are recruiting boys as young as 12 years old to take up arms in defense of their country.  And they think nothing of sending these same children to form protest lines around power plants targeted by the US Military.

And President Trump is the war criminal for trying to bring all this to an end.

For the Wilmington Standard, I’m Reuel Sample.  Thanks for listening.

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