{"id":83310,"date":"2025-06-22T07:00:03","date_gmt":"2025-06-22T06:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/?p=83310"},"modified":"2025-06-22T07:00:03","modified_gmt":"2025-06-22T06:00:03","slug":"the-us-attacks-on-iran-breached-international-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/2025\/06\/22\/the-us-attacks-on-iran-breached-international-law\/","title":{"rendered":"The US attacks on Iran breached international law"},"content":{"rendered":"

It is worth noting<\/a> these protocols this morning:<\/p>\n

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One key clause addresses<\/a> the issue of attacking nuclear sites, and says:<\/p>\n

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Those looking for a let-out might claim section 2 of this Article provides it:<\/p>\n

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What is very clear is that the plants the US attacked overnight did not meet the criteria noted.<\/p>\n

The conclusion is obvious. The US attacks on Iran breached the Geneva Convention of 1949. They were illegal.<\/p>\n

Trump might like to claim Iran is a terror threat, but any country conducting illegal warfare most certainly meets that criterion.\u00a0 The USA does do so.<\/p>\n

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My thanks to Dr David Lowry for reminding me of this.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It is worth noting these protocols this morning: One key clause addresses the issue of attacking nuclear sites, and says: Those looking for a let-out
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