"Now" is doing a metric ton of heavy lifting in that headline.

The US certainly has a mixed track record here. But the culture of lawlessness in this administration is hard to overstate. Every crime committed by this regime is followed by a "what about" argument from a pundit, citing an example where someone in time, committed a vaguely similar offense. But no regime in US history did so many crimes so often. This is historically corrupt and criminal; everything else is disingenuous false equivalency.

It's called war crime only if you lost

Now? There is reason why United States is not a member of the International Criminal Court (ICC).

It's their policy for decades. There is no bigger threat for world peace than US (and maybe Israel).

This thread will get flagged and disappear, probably because at least someone in HN leadership realises just how bad this reflects on the USA and its people.

But people in the USA should realise this:

An entire generation is growing up now, who hate, dislike or at least distrust the USA.

Where I have the feeling the US will come to its senses, eventually, hopefully; my children tell me that they and all their classmates see no difference between China, Russia, USA or Israel. None of these countries seem particularly trustworthy to them.

At the "Model United Nations" my oldest, who had to represent the United States realistically was surprised to learn just how immensely hypocritical, self-serving, arrogant and sometimes just plain evil the viewpoints of the USA are. And have been, for his entire life now.

That's the generation that has to do business with the USA in 10-20 years time.

Buckle up.

If I am not mistaken, it is not a war crime as per the Geneva Convention. It could be a war crime under Additional Protocol I (1977) or the Rome Statute (1998) but the US hasn't ratified these. It clearly is a last choice reaction by the US, and it's better than the alternative of carpet bombing.

Tell me, why is it legal for Iran to bomb oil tankers of other countries?

Why in the world is this flagged?

It might sound strange, but the solution to war crimes is arguably total victory over the enemy—something like the situation in Venezuela, which is considered a total victory. The human rights abuses committed by the Islamic Republic regime have caused the issues referred to in the article as ‘war crimes’ to appear diminished and insignificant in comparison.