Piers Morgan on Trump's Iran threats: “That is genocide. That is a war crime.”
Morgan: “Either he commits a genocide and will be damned for eternity and probably start World War III, or he doesn't do it, the Iranians ignore his threats, and Trump is made to look impotent as a leader”
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From the April 7, 2026, edition of Piers Morgan Uncensored
PIERS MORGAN (HOST): He's threatening the entire Iranian population. That is what he meant by a whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. He's not just threatening the regime or the IRGC, he is being very specific that this will involve the removal of the entire civilization in Iran. That is genocide. That is a war crime.
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MORGAN: So why would this kind of threat ever work? And also what happens if we get to 8 p.m. tonight eastern and Trump doesn't follow through with his threat? Then he's the boy that cried wolf. Then he's the emperor with no clothes. So I don't see how this works on any level. Either he commits a genocide and will be damned for eternity and probably start World War III, or he doesn't do it, the Iranians ignore his threats, and Trump is made to look, impotent as a leader. How does this work as a victory for him? I don't get it.