Trump's profanity-laced ultimatum to Iran looms over new bid for truce
Trump's threat to destroy Iran's power plants and bridges if it doesn't make a deal to end the war by Tuesday is looming over a Pakistani ceasefire push.
Updated on: April 6, 2026 / 7:17 AM EDT / CBS News
Iran says Trump's threat against civilian infrastructure "constitutes war crimes"
The spokesman for Iran's foreign ministry said Monday that President Trump's repeated threats to attack the country's civilian infrastructure amounted to war crimes, as he acknowledged ongoing diplomatic efforts to end the war but warned that "negotiation can in no way be compatible with ultimatums, crimes, or threats to commit war crimes.
As reports said Pakistan had handed Tehran and Washington a proposal for a 45-day ceasefire, foreign ministry spokesman Esmail Baqaei said it was "not unusual for intermediaries to convey the positions of the parties … and naturally, this process continues."
"However, negotiation can in no way be compatible with ultimatums, crimes, or threats to commit war crimes," Baqaei added in remarks conveyed by Iranian state media.
"Regarding threats against us, there is no doubt: issuing such threats constitutes war crimes, encourages war crimes, and normalizes war crimes. Repeatedly threatening a country with the destruction of energy and industrial infrastructure, while signaling to the Israeli regime to attack civilian targets either alone or with your cooperation, constitutes a war crime under both international humanitarian law and the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court," Baqaei said.