Has the United States Violated the Law of Armed Conflict in the Iran War?

Host Ryan Goodman is joined by Tom Dannenbaum, Margaret Donovan, and Todd Huntley to discuss whether the United States has violated the law of armed conflict in its conduct of the Iran war. They discuss what evidence would be required to make that determination and what to watch for as the war continues. Show Notes:Collection: Iran, Israel and the United States at War (2025-2026 Operations) (continually updated)Mark Nevitt, Five “Blockades” and One Legal Problem: Naval Enforcement in the U.S.–Iran Conflict (May 1, 2026)Tess Bridgeman and Oona A. Hathaway, At the 60-Day Mark, the Iran War is Triply IllegalBrian Finucane, On the State Department Memorandum “Operation Epic Fury and International Law” (April 24, 2026)Michael Schmitt, Tess Bridgeman and Ryan Goodman, On Ambassador Waltz’s Defense of Potential Law of War Violations in the Iran Conflict (April 22, 2026)Tom Dannenbaum, Rebecca Hamilton, Adil Ahmad Haque, Oona A. Hathaway and Gabor Rona, Over 100 International Law Experts Warn: U.S. Strikes on Iran Violate UN Charter and May Be War Crimes (April 13, 2026)Margaret Donovan and Rachel VanLandingham, Lt Col, USAF (Ret.), When War Crimes Rhetoric Becomes Battlefield Reality: The Slippery Slope to Total War on Iran (April 6, 2026)