Comment by ElProlactin

> According to international law, if the electrical grid directly enables Iran's military, then it is a valid military target.

This is not what international law states. The Geneva Conventions forbid direct attacks on civilian assets. Where assets are dual-use, the principle of proportionality applies and your intent cannot be to cause suffering, destroy civilian morale, etc.

I think anyone with an ounce of human decency and who isn't playing keyboard warrior saw Trump's threat to destroy "a whole civilization" for what it was, which is why so many military and legal scholars were disturbed by it.

For those who actually care about what the law says instead of beating their chests:

https://www.justsecurity.org/135797/war-crimes-rhetoric-powe...

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-live-hegseth-and...