Day 419

March 14, 2026

3 documented events

  1. War Crime / Crime Against Humanity Foreign Policy & War

    Defense Secretary Hegseth Declares 'No Quarter, No Mercy' for Iran

    Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth publicly declared there would be 'no quarter, no mercy' for Iran during the 2026 Iran war. Declaring that no quarter shall be given is a per se war crime under the Rome Statute, the Hague Convention, and the Lieber Code — a prohibition dating to the Nuremberg trials.

    From: Defense Secretary Hegseth Declares 'No Quarter, No Mercy' for Iran

  2. War Crime / Crime Against Humanity Foreign Policy & War

    Defense Secretary Hegseth declares 'no quarter, no mercy'

    Secretary Hegseth declared there would be 'no quarter, no mercy' for Iran, which is itself a war crime under the Rome Statute Article 8(2)(b)(xii) and the Hague Convention. The prohibition on declaring no quarter dates to the Nuremberg trials.

    From: Trump Threats to Obliterate Iran's Civilian Power Infrastructure

  3. Major Abuse of Power Press Freedom

    FCC threatens licenses over Iran war coverage

    FCC Chair Carr threatens broadcast license revocations for networks whose Iran war coverage he characterizes as 'hoaxes and news distortions.'

    From: FCC Broadcast License Threats and Government Coercion of Media