Trump says "a whole civilization will die tonight" if no Iran deal

Washington — President Trump said a "whole civilization volition dice tonight" unless a woody is reached with Iran by his Tuesday nighttime deadline. 

"I don't privation that to happen, but it astir apt will," the president said successful a post connected Truth Social Tuesday morning.  

Mr. Trump has fixed Iran until 8 p.m. ET connected Tuesday to hold to a woody to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, oregon other helium says helium volition bid attacks to destruct each of the country's powerfulness plants and bridges. He said connected Monday astatine the White House that "the full state could beryllium taken retired successful 1 night, and that nighttime mightiness beryllium time night."

In his station Tuesday morning, the president suggested that thing "revolutionarily fantastic tin happen," arguing that "different, smarter, and little radicalized minds" are present starring Iran. 

"We volition find retired tonight, 1 of the astir important moments successful the agelong and analyzable past of the World," Mr. Trump said.

The deadline comes amid a renewed diplomatic push. Mr. Trump told reporters Monday that Iran had made a "significant" proposal, which helium called "not bully enough" but a "very important step." He besides said helium believes the Iranians are negotiating "in bully faith."

He called Iran an "active, consenting participant" successful ongoing negotiations.

A U.S. authoritative connected Tuesday greeting confirmed that American forces had conducted caller strikes connected subject targets connected Iran's Kharg Island, a captious determination for Iran's lipid exports. 

The authoritative said that, arsenic with akin attacks launched successful mid-March, lipid infrastructure was not targeted successful the overnight attacks. 

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