Trump, who has previously offered shifting timelines and objectives for the war, said in a televised speech on Wednesday that the war could escalate if Iran did not give in to Washington's terms.

President Donald Trump’s threat to strike Iran’s desalination plants would amount to a war crime, legal experts say, because laws of warfare forbid attacks on water supplies and other infrastructure that civilians need to survive.

Off and on during the Iran war, President Donald Trump has threatened U.S. attacks on civilian infrastructure if the Iranian government fails to meet certain demands.

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with international law expert Gabor Rona about attacks on civilian infrastructure in the Iran conflict and how they may constitute war crimes.

The press secretary was asked why the president threatened civilian infrastructure targets in Iran. Her non-answers spoke volumes.

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said there are "reasonable grounds" to believe that the U.S. committed war crimes in its war with Iran. His comments follows reports that Israel attacked an Iranian natural gas field on Wednesday,

A media watchdog claims 88% of war crime references in Iran conflict coverage by CNN, BBC and others targeted the U.S. or Israel, with none aimed at Iran.

The aircraft was stationed at Mashhad International Airport when it was hit during the reported airstrike, disrupting the planned aid mission.