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flag U.S. Defense Secretary Hegseth’s "no quarter, no mercy" remarks draw legal backlash for violating war laws after deadly strikes on Iran.

flag U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s statement that the U.S. would show “no quarter, no mercy” to enemies has drawn widespread legal criticism, with experts calling the rhetoric a violation of international law, including the Geneva Conventions and the U.S. War Crimes Act. flag They argue that threatening to deny surrender to combatants is a war crime and contradicts the Pentagon’s own Law of War Manual. flag The comments follow intense U.S.-Israel strikes on Iran, including a deadly attack on a girls’ school that killed over 170 people and the sinking of the IRIS Dena, which killed at least 84, with no rescue efforts. flag Critics warn the U.S. military’s emphasis on “maximum lethality” risks eroding legal and ethical constraints in warfare, echoing past controversies involving civilian casualties in drone strikes and unexplained attacks at sea.

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