Rights groups have slammed Pete Hegseth for saying that “no quarter” will be shown to Iran.

"No quarter" includes executing people who've surrendered.

The mere announcement from a govt official can be a war crime.

Such threats are illegal under the Hague Convention & US domestic laws & military manuals.

Hegseth has publicly claimed he would not abide by “stupid rules of engagement”

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/14/analysts-say-us-threat-of-no-quarter-for-iran-violates-international-law

Hegseth is military trained & he's no fool:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Hegseth

#USPol #EUPol .

Analysts say US threat of ‘no quarter’ for Iran violates international law

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said there would be ‘no quarter, no mercy’ as US continues to pummel Iran.

Al Jazeera
@DrALJONES i’d like to see how he responds after being thrown in a trench on the front lines of the war in Ukraine.

@drrjv

He's not a coward, but the thng is, Pete "K*ll-All-Muslims" Hegseth highly likely has malignant narcissism (psychopathy).

Psychopathic brain structure is bereft of empathy, &, hence, of remorse or conscience.

Power is all that matters to psychopaths. They live for the regular squirts of adrenalin that tell them they're still alive.

While not all psychopaths do harm, Pete's a doozy.