AP, WASHINGTONThe Pentagon on Monday distanced itself from US President Donald Trump’s assertions that he would bomb Iranian cultural sites despite international prohibitions on such attacks. Trump has twice warned that he would hit Iranian cultural sites if Tehran retaliates against the US. Trump first raised the prospect of targeting cultural sites in a tweet on Saturday and reiterated that view to reporters the next day. They’re allowed to use roadside bombs and blow up our people, and we’re not allowed to touch their cultural sites? The Pentagon has long had a list of potential targets inside Iran, as well as those associated with Iran throughout the Middle East.

Source: Taipei Times January 08, 2020 15:45 UTC