Trump tells Iran: 'A whole civilization will die tonight'
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US president ramps up threats in attempt to force Tehran to strike a deal
US President Donald Trump mimics firing a gun as he speaks about the conflict in Iran in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, 6 April (Kent Nishimura/AFP)
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US President Donald Trump has said that Iranian “civilization will die tonight”, once again threatening Iran unless it makes a deal to end the war.
Much of the world was holding its breath on Tuesday, as they waited to see if Trump would follow through on increasingly belligerent threats against Iran if it did not re-open the Strait of Hormuz by the end of the day.
"A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will," Trump posted on his Truth Social network.
"We will find out tonight, one of the most important moments in the long and complex history of the World."
Reports meanwhile indicate Israel has already targeted infrastructure across Iran, attacking a range of bridges and residential areas.
An explosive projectile hit a residential building in Shahriar, killing at least nine and wounding 15, while another Israeli strike hit Yahya Abad railway bridge in Kashan, killing two, according to Mehr news agency.
Trump's approach to Iran has been increasingly erratic over the past week, alternating between optimism that a deal with the Islamic Republic was on the horizon and apocalyptic threats of violence.
On Sunday, in an expletive-laden Truth Social rant, he told the "crazy bastards" in Iran to open the "fuckin' strait" of Hormuz or face "hell".
Oil and gas threats
The Strait of Hormuz, which is a crucial transport route for much of the world's energy supplies, was closed shortly after the US and Israel launched their assault on Iran in late February.
Its closure has caused major disruption to global energy markets and supplies.
The price of a barrel of US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil rose sharply on Tuesday, gaining more than two percent following reports of strikes against Kharg Island in the Gulf, a key hub for the Iranian oil industry.
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Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) warned on Tuesday it could further disrupt oil and gas supplies to the United States and its allies if Washington crosses Tehran’s “red lines”.
In a statement carried by state television on Tuesday, the IRGC said: “The Revolutionary Guard once again declares that if the American terrorist army crosses the red lines, our response will go beyond the region.”
It added it would target infrastructure “to deprive the United States and its allies of oil and gas in the region for years”.
The statement also warned regional partners, saying restraint had ended and that previous limits on retaliation no longer apply.
Tehran said on Thursday it was drafting a peacetime protocol with Oman that would supervise maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.
According to the IRNA news agency, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi told Russian media that the protocol would apply after the war with the United States and Israel ended.
Last week, an Iranian parliamentary committee voted to impose tolls on vessels in the strait and completely ban ships from the United States and Israel.
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