Iran’s Bounty on U.S. Soldiers is a War Crime

Iran’ Army Chief Amir Hatami announced a $30,000 bounty to kill or capture US soldiers. That is a war crime. Yet like the US Democrat Party that just launched a war to change the structure of SCOTUS  because they can’t pack the court with Demcrats who would support one party rule, Iran can’t annex the Strait of Hormuz through lawful means so it resorts to attempts to capture US soldiers for hostages that it can lever the US electorate with in the mid-term elections. Iran is rooting for Democrats who will give them what they want, so the Democrat Party is free to escalate the Ukraine war toward Armageddon with a myriad weapons donations of billions and billions served to Ukraine.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/iran-offers-30000-bounty-for-killing-or-capturing-of-us-soldiers/

AI- The Legal Framework

Treacherous Killing Prohibited: Under Article 23(b) of the Hague Convention IV (Regulations on the Laws and Customs of War on Land), it is expressly forbidden “to kill or wound treacherously individuals belonging to the hostile nation or army”.

Bounties as “Outlawry”: Military doctrines, including the U.S. Army Field Manual 27-10 (The Law of Land Warfare), explicitly construe this prohibition as banning the “putting a price on an enemy’s head, as well as offering a reward for an enemy dead or alive”.

Distinction of Combat: While a military can legally target individual enemy soldiers or officers through standard combat operations, offering financial rewards or bounties invites assassination and treacherous conduct by non-combatants or irregular forces, which breaches international law.

Contemporary Context

This legal issue is highlighted by modern geopolitical conflicts: Iran Bounty Announcement: Iran’s military chief Amir Hatami announced a $30,000 bounty for the killing or capturing of U.S. military personnel. Such unilateral declarations violate established laws of armed conflict by explicitly placing a financial price on soldiers’ heads.