US President Donald Trump has threatened that Iran’s “whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again” if the country’s leadership fails to make “something revolutionarily” happen.
Over the weekend, Trump said Iran had until Tuesday at 8pm ET (1 am WAT) to make a deal.
The US president has demanded that Iran fully opens the Strait of Hormuz to shipping traffic or risk facing “hell”.
“A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will,” he said in a Truth Social post hours ahead of the deadline.
“However, now that we have Complete and Total Regime Change, where different, smarter, and less radicalized minds prevail, maybe something revolutionarily wonderful can happen, WHO KNOWS?
“We will find out tonight, one of the most important moments in the long and complex history of the World. 47 years of extortion, corruption, and death, will finally end.”
On Monday, Trump threatened to blow up Iran’s power plants and bridges if Tehran failed to adhere to his warning.
Multiple strikes on bridges and railway lines have been reported in Iran since Trump’s threat.
A strike in Iran’s Kashan city reportedly killed two people and injured three others, according to Iranian state-run news agency IRNA.
Earlier, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) warned Iranians to not use trains and to stay away from the country’s railways for 12 hours.
The US has also struck Iran’s strategic Kharg Island — from which almost all the country’s oil is exported.
Meanwhile, IRNA reports that Iran has rejected a ceasefire and noted the necessity of a permanent end to the
