Hegseth's "no quarter" Iran talk alarms legal experts

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's pledge of "no quarter, no mercy for our enemies" violates a bright‑line ban in the laws of war, legal experts say. Why it matters: International humanitarian law explicitly forbids declaring that "no quarter will be given" or threatening to fight on that basis, treating it as a war crime on par with targeting fighters who are wounded or attempting to surrender. Le