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5 min readDuring a Senate confirmation hearing for Trump’s UN ambassador Mike Waltz, Democratic senators used the opportunity to cross-examine a top administration official about what they called the war crimes being committed by the Trump regime in Iran. The hearing, ostensibly about a different topic, became a rare public forum where senators pressed Waltz on the administration’s threats to destroy Iranian civilian infrastructure, its refusal to seek congressional war authorization, and its abandonment of the nuclear deal that had previously contained Iran’s program. The exchanges revealed stark divisions over the legal and moral basis for the conflict.
The Threat to "End Iran's Civilization"
Senator Chris Van Hollen directly challenged Waltz on President Trump’s stated threat to hit civilian infrastructure if Iran did not reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Van Hollen asked whether it would be a violation of international law to “blow up a bunch of civilian infrastructure in Iran because Iran did not agree to open the Strait of Hormuz.” Waltz defended the threat, arguing that Iran’s military uses dual-use infrastructure like bridges and power plants, and that the U.S. has a long history of targeting such sites. “If you have military units using bridges to go down to the Straits of Hormuz to attack international shipping… that’s absolutely a valid case,” Waltz said. Van Hollen pressed f
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- 2 (05:45) **Opening: Democrats Cross-Examine Trump Officials on War Crimes** - The episode introduces a Senate hearing where Democrats confronted Ambassador Mike Waltz and UN official Jeff Bartos about war crimes committed by the Trump administration, marking the first time a top Trump official faced such questioning.
- 3 (09:42) **Van Hollen Confronts Waltz on Putin War Crimes Hypocrisy** - Van Hollen asks Waltz why he called on Biden to label Putin a war criminal but won't ask Trump to do the same, exposing a double standard.
- 4 (11:36) **Senator Murphy Presses Waltz on Trump's "End Iran's Civilization" Threat** - Murphy asks what Trump means by threatening to "end Iran's civilization" if negotiations fail, calling it a promise to commit war crimes.
- 5 (14:47) **Murphy Questions Waltz on Strait of Hormuz Surprise** - Murphy asks whether the administration anticipated Iran closing the Strait of Hormuz, and Waltz admits it was war-gamed repeatedly by CENTCOM.
- 6 (17:45) **Host Corrects Waltz's Ceasefire Narrative** - The host explains that Iran entered negotiations not because of Trump's threats, but because Trump lied about agreeing to Iran's 10-point framework that gave Iran everything it wanted.
- 7 (20:01) **Senator Coons Presses Waltz on War Authorization** - Coons asks whether the administration plans to seek congressional authorization for the war, noting the War Powers Resolution 60-day clock has about 15 days left.
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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Trump’s Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz getting cross-examines by the United States Senate for his and Trump’s war crimes.
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