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Trump warns "a whole civilisation will die tonight" unless Iran reaches a deal | BBC News

2026-04-07 News & Politics
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US President Donald Trump has posted on Truth Social, warning: "a whole civilisation will die tonight, never to be brought back again" unless Iran reaches a deal on reopening the Strait of Hormuz. Trump has given Iran a deadline of 20:00 EDT Tuesday (00:00 GMT / 01:00 BST on Wednesday) to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The threat came one day after Trump said the US would destroy "every bridge" and power station in Iran if a deal isn't reached. Meanwhile, his Vice President JD Vance - speaking at a press conference in Budapest - says that it's up to Iran to "come to the table", or the "economic situation in Iran will continue to be very, very bad". In mainland Iran, two people have reportedly been killed after a strike on a railway bridge, while train services have been cancelled, according to reports from Iranian media. Subscribe to our channel here: https://bbc.in/bbcnews For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com/news #US #Iran #BBCNews

Top Comments (10)

@BQQ-m6u 2026-04-07

This is behaviour unbecoming of a FIFA Medal of Peace recipient 😢

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@IverZyn 2026-04-07

And this is the same man who wanted the Nobel peace prize? 😂

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@scholtzgnomie 2026-04-07

“Pretty dramatic”? How about “pretty genocidal”?

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@vi_ki_ 2026-04-07

This is too much....

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@Fokadas 2026-04-07

Whole civilization will die? Even Hitler didnt say something like that. Imagine this coming out of somebody salivating for nobel peace prize.

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@mojgoogle3506 2026-04-07

It's hard to even write something . The evil has arrived .

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@pauls330 2026-04-07

that is threats of terrorism. mass murder and genocide.

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@travelingapes 2026-04-07

How is this threat not genocide?

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@cool_things_collection 2026-04-07

Is everyone so desensitized to the fact that Trump is threatening to wipe out almost 100 million people if he doesn’t get what he want

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@tmm5419 2026-04-07

Being a self proclaimed mass murderer is pretty wild

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