Trump weighs powerful new military action against Iran despite war crime warnings

NewsWorldMiddle EastTrump weighs powerful new military action against Iran despite war crime warningsKanishka Singh Thursday 30 April 2026 08:49 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"CF1:2967855To1","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/trump-new-strikes-iran-strait-of-hormuz-b2967857.html","title":"Trump weighs powerful new military action against Iran despite war crime warnings"}}CloseTrump will ‘destroy Rubio and Vance’ as he ‘likes to eat his young’, says former White House comms directorOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGround","regSourceSection":"Middle East","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"}}President Trump is scheduled to receive a briefing on potential "short and powerful" military strikes targeting Iran's infrastructure.