By Desire Emmanuel
President Donald Trump of the United States once again exhorted Iran to make a deal by his Tuesday deadline, saying a “whole civilisation will die tonight” if an agreement is not reached to end the conflict.
“A whole civilisation will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social on Tuesday, April 7.
He said that tonight (Tuesday) will be “one of the most important moments” in world history, as 47 years of extortion, corruption, and death will “finally end.”
Trump on Monday said that he is “not at all” concerned about committing possible war crimes as he again threatened to destroy Iranian infrastructure if Tehran does not meet his Tuesday 8pm deadline to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned the US that attacking civilian infrastructure is banned under international law, his spokesperson said Monday.
Iran has rejected US pressure, with state media reporting that the authorities are insisting that instead of just a ceasefire it wants a full end to the war.
Full statement of Trump on the Truth Social: “A whole civilisation will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will.
“However, now that we have complete and total regime change, where different, smarter, and less radicalised minds prevail, maybe something revolutionarily wonderful can happen, WHO KNOWS? “We will find out tonight, one of the most important moments in the long and complex history of the world. 47 years of extortion, corruption, and death, will finally end. God Bless the Great People of Iran.”
