Extract from ABC News
Donald Trump delivers an address to the United States about the Iran war. (Reuters: Alex Brandon)
In short:
Donald Trump's claims about regime change and Iran's nuclear threat have been called into question.
Former US special envoy to Iran Robert Malley described Mr Trump's address to the nation this week as "delusional".
He raised concerns the US would be committing war crimes if it followed through on Mr Trump's threats.
US President Donald Trump is "delusional" and "seeking to deceive his audience" when it comes to what he claims is the success of the Iran war.
Those are the words of Robert Malley, who in 2015, under the Obama administration, was one of the lead negotiators on the Iran nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Action Plan.
When Mr Trump addressed the United States on Thursday with a speech full of bluster and bravado, he made claims of dismantling a regime, destroying Iran's alleged nuclear capabilities and ruining the Islamic Republic's navy and air force.
Mr Trump also blamed the previous Biden administration for leaving the United States "dead and crippled".
Mr Malley, who served under Mr Biden as special envoy for Iran, spoke to 7.30 in the wake of Mr Trump's comments on the war — a war that, despite being successful in killing previous supreme ruler Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and several regime leaders, has caused global economic pain.
Robert Malley says Donald Trump threatened to commit war crimes during his address to the US. (Getty Images: Riccardo De Luca/Anadolu Agency)
That pain has been caused by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) choking the shipping, particularly of oil, through the Strait of Hormuz.
The war was started under the premise of what Mr Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said was an imminent nuclear threat posed by Iran.
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