‘There are increasing fears within Trump’s current and former advisory circle that the President may consider ordering a NUCLEAR STRIKE on Iran’
Experts say Trump’s boast to bomb Iran ‘back to the Stone Ages’, and the order by the defence secretary, Pete Hegseth, to show ‘no quarter, no mercy’, are ‘plainly illegal’
Fears mount Trump could deploy nuclear weapon against Iran — The Guardian
Under the US system, the president has sole authority to order a nuclear launch
Now, no one in the chain of command would potentially intervene to stop Trump, according to the publication https://t.co/qsThw5LxBo pic.twitter.com/aTZ1tMmZVQ
— RT (@RT_com) April 7, 2026
Donald Trump’s threats to carry out mass bombing of civilian infrastructure in Iran present US military officers with a dilemma: disobey orders or help commit war crimes.
It is an urgent matter for the US chain of command. In an expletive-laden threat, Trump set a Tuesday 8pm Washington time deadline for the Iranian government to open the strait of Hormuz or face “Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one”.
He wrote on his Truth Social platform on Sunday: “There will be nothing like it!!! Open the Fuckin’ Strait, you crazy bastards, or you’ll be living in Hell.”
Three days earlier, the president had made clear what he meant by “Power Day”.
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