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        "msgid": "expert-analysis-on-trumps-total-destruction-threat-to-iran-1775962243",
        "date": "2026-04-12 08:32:42",
        "title": "Expert Analysis on Trump's 'Total Destruction' Threat to Iran",
        "author": "",
        "source": "DETIK",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "US President Donald Trump has threatened 'total destruction' of Iran if ongoing negotiations in Pakistan fail, prompting expert analyses on potential military actions reminiscent of past US interventions in Iraq. Indonesian international relations expert Teuku Rezasyah warns of possible carpet bombing targeting both military and civilian facilities, while law professor Hikmahanto Juwana condemns any attacks on civilians as violations of international law and views the threat as a coercive tactic in mediation. The situation is complicated by Trump's domestic impeachment pressures and Israel's concerns over unilateral US talks, highlighting risks of negotiation breakdown and escalated conflict.",
        "content": "<p>US President Donald Trump has threatened \u2018total destruction\u2019 of Iran\nif negotiations taking place in Pakistan fail. What is the meaning of\nthis \u2018total destruction\u2019?<\/p>\n<p>International relations expert Teuku Rezasyah has provided his\nanalysis. According to him, Trump would do the same as when the US\nattacked Iraq.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe US could potentially repeat \u2018Carpet Bombing\u2019, as it did in Iraq\nin the past,\u201d Rezasyah told reporters on Sunday (12\/4\/2026).<\/p>\n<p>Rezasyah suspects Trump would also target civilian facilities. \u201cIn\nits upcoming attack, the US will strike all civilian and military\nfacilities that it considers important,\u201d said Rezasyah.<\/p>\n<p>Rezasyah stated that negotiations between the US and Iran could fail\nif the US-Israel alliance acts out. Moreover, Israel, he said, feels\nabandoned by the US conducting unilateral talks with Iran.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis round of negotiations is also complex. Because President Trump,\nwho is facing impeachment threats, could potentially alter the agreement\nthat is currently in process,\u201d said Rezasyah.<\/p>\n<p>Professor of international law at the University of Indonesia,\nHikmahanto Juwana, does not know exactly what Trump means by \u2018total\ndestruction\u2019. For Hikmahanto, war must not target civilians.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is what we do not know (about total destruction) and this\nconstitutes a violation of the laws of war because war must not target\nall aspects of life. War is only permitted to weaken the enemy\u2019s\nstrength by attacking combatants and military installations,\u201d explained\nHikmahanto.<\/p>\n<p>Hikmahanto opines that Trump is trying to force Iran to agree to the\nnegotiations by issuing threats of \u2018total destruction\u2019. \u201cTrump is\nattempting to shout so that Iran, like it or not, will agree to peace\neven if it is not advantageous for Iran. This is a strategy in\nmediation. It is not certain that Iran will submit,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>It is known that Trump issued the threat of \u2018total destruction\u2019 to\nIran. This could happen if Iran does not agree to the deal in the\nnegotiations in Pakistan.<\/p>\n<p>Trump warned that the US military is preparing itself with the \u201cbest\nammunition\u201d to attack Iran again if the agreement fails to be\nreached.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are loading ships with the best weapons ever made, even at a\nhigher level than what we used before to carry out total destruction,\u201d\nTrump stated firmly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd if we do not reach an agreement, we will use them, and we will\nuse them very effectively,\u201d he warned.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/expert-analysis-on-trumps-total-destruction-threat-to-iran-1775962243",
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