Clooney Accuses Trump of War Crime Over Iran Threat

Actor George Clooney accused President Donald Trump of committing a war crime on Wednesday, criticizing the president's recent social media threat to destroy Iran's civilization unless the country agreed to a ceasefire deal. Speaking to about 3,000 high school students in Cuneo, Italy, at an event organized by the Clooney Foundation for Justice, Clooney described the rhetoric as crossing a fundamental line of decency.

The remarks followed Trump's post on Truth Social the previous day, in which he warned that "a whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again." The statement referenced an impending deadline for Iran to lift restrictions on a critical trade waterway or face the destruction of its civilian infrastructure. The threat prompted global alarm and calls for Trump's removal from office, though he ultimately did not follow through, and a ceasefire agreement was reached.

Clooney, addressing the students, said, "Some say Donald Trump is fine. But if anyone says he wants to end a civilization, that's a war crime." He added, "You can still support the conservative point of view, but there must be a line of decency, and we must not cross it." Clooney defined...