‘Entire civilization will perish tonight’: Trump threatens ‘revolutionary moment’ as Iran deadline looms

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US President Donald Trump issued a stern warning to Iran on Tuesday as an ultimatum to open the Strait of Hormuz, saying “the entire civilization will perish tonight”.“An entire civilization will die tonight, never to rise again. I don’t expect this to happen, but it probably will. However, now that we have completed a complete regime change and different, smarter, less radical ideas prevail, maybe some revolutionary and wonderful things will happen, who knows? ” the US president said on the “Truth Society” program.

“A historic moment,” he continued. “Tonight we will know that this is one of the most important moments in the long and complex history of the world. 47 years of extortion, corruption and death will finally come to an end. God bless the great people of Iran!”On this occasion, conflicts between Iran, Israel and the United States continue to escalate. A key railway bridge in Kashan and Iran’s main oil export hub on the island of Khargah were reportedly attacked separately on Tuesday. The Yahya Abad railway bridge in the central region was attacked, while there were also multiple attacks on facilities on the island that handle most of Iran’s oil exports.Trump has repeatedly warned over the past few days that Iran’s power plants and bridges could be destroyed within hours if Tehran failed to meet his demands, including reopening the Strait of Hormuz. At a news conference on Monday, he said the country’s infrastructure could be “destroyed overnight” and warned there would be “no bridges, no power plants” if Tehran did not comply.Amid rising tensions, Iranian official Alireza Rahimi urged citizens, especially young people, to gather around major power plants at set times, appearing to call for the creation of human chains around critical infrastructure, describing it as a “national asset” and calling for unity across political lines.