Trump Reiterates Threat to Destroy Iran as Deadline Nears

Iran has warned that it would respond to that type of escalation by ramping up its own attacks on energy infrastructure in the Gulf.

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US President Donald Trump reiterated his ultimatum for Iran to agree to a ceasefire deal or face a major military escalation, as both sides kept up attacks in the sixth week of the war.

“A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will,” Trump saidBloomberg Terminal in a social-media post on Tuesday. “Maybe something revolutionarily wonderful can happen, WHO KNOWS? We will find out tonight.”