The bridge near Tehran, a critical artery and source of pride for Iran, was taken out soon after Trump’s threat to bomb the country “back to the Stone Ages.” The bridge near Tehran was taken out soon after President Trump’s threat to bomb Iran “back to the Stone Ages.”

I am disgusted by my country.

Earlier this week, Trump threatened to “completely obliterate” all Iranian electrical-generation plants and oil wells. This led to questions about whether the U.S. military was being primed to commit potential war crimes under international law, with the campaign expanding to include civilian targets as a matter of policy.

When asked about this point, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said that Trump’s statement showed that Iran’s “best move is to make a deal.”

These words will go down in history and not in a good way.