# Humanitarian Law

Brinkmanship as Performance: The UN Rebukes 'Stone Age' Rhetoric in the Growing US-Iran Crisis

A high-ranking UN official has condemned the 'game-show' nature of the US-Iran conflict, warning that threats to target civilian infrastructure constitute war crimes. The rebuke follows President Trump's 'Stone Age' rhetoric and a series of strikes that have pushed the Middle East toward a humanitarian and legal breaking point.