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Legal Experts Flag Hegseth’s ‘No Quarter’ Pledge as War Crime

4/30/2026

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Legal experts warned Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s “no quarter” pledge could be a war crime under the Geneva Conventions.
Rep. Seth Moulton questioned Hegseth in a House hearing about the pledge toward Iran.
Hegseth called congressional critics the Pentagon’s biggest adversary while defending a $1.5 trillion budget request that includes a $25 billion war cost.

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Legal experts warned Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s “no quarter” pledge could be a war crime under the Geneva Conventions.
Rep. Seth Moulton questioned Hegseth in a House hearing about the pledge toward Iran.
Hegseth called congressional critics the Pentagon’s biggest adversary while defending a $1.5 trillion budget request that includes a $25 billion war cost.