CNA Would targeting Iran’s economic lifelines change the course of the war?

United States President Donald Trump threatened on Monday (Mar 30) to destroy Iran’s oil export hub of Kharg Island, oil wells, power plants and other civilian infrastructure if a deal to end the conflict is not reached soon. Karen Gibson, former director of intelligence for the US Central Command, tells CNA’s Asia First whether strikes on Iran’s energy and water infrastructure could constitute a war crime and what impact they might have on the course of the war.

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