"No quarter, no mercy for our enemies," said Hegseth. The phrase "no quarter" is often used colloquially in a political setting, but in a military context, it means any enemy combatants will be killed with no allowance for surrender — something that, as experts on X and Bluesky were swift to point out, is a violation of both international law and the U.S. military code."
Pete Hegseth dropped a 'largely unnoticed' war crime on live TV: experts - Raw Story

Pete Hegseth dropped a 'largely unnoticed' war crime on live TV: experts
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth offhandedly made a remark about the Trump administration's attack on Iran during his speech on Friday that experts warned, if he's serious, could be a war crime — even just for him to say out loud."No quarter, no mercy for our enemies," said Hegseth. "Yet some in th...