Retired Army general says US may need ‘Nuremberg’ like trials for Trump’s ‘illegal orders’ in Iran war

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsRetired Army general says US may need ‘Nuremberg’ like trials for Trump’s ‘illegal orders’ in Iran warPresident has vowed ‘a whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again’ if Iran does not agree to a ceasefire deal Mike Bedigan in New York Tuesday 07 April 2026 18:41 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2953171","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-iran-nuremberg-trials-b2953171.html","title":"Retired general says US may need ‘Nuremberg’ like trials for Trump’s action in Iran"}}CloseRetired Army general says US will need 'Nuremberg' like trials for Trump's 'illegal orders' in Iran warSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","r...