&imwidth=800&imheight=600&format=webp&quality=medium "Trump warns Iran ‘whole civilisation will die tonight’; Pezeshkian says 14 million ready to sacrifice")
US President Donald Trump issued renewed threats against Iran on Tuesday, warning that "a whole civilisation will die" if the country does not comply with his ultimatum to accept US demands. "A whole civilisation will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don't want that to happen, but it probably will," Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform. "WHO KNOWS?"
Trump left the door open for a last-hour agreement in his post while claiming that the US has achieved total regime change in Iran.
"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," he wrote.
Trump did not elaborate, but has previously stated that the US military could bomb Iran's bridges, power plants, and other civilian infrastructure back to the "stone age."
On Monday, Trump reiterated his threats, saying the US has a plan to destroy Iran's infrastructure if a ceasefire is not reached. "We have a plan where every bridge, every power plant in Iran will be out of business, complete demolition by 8 PM ET," he said, adding that he does not want to proceed, noting it could take Iran "100 years to rebuild."
Meanwhile, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian vowed to sacrifice himself for the country and said Iranians are prepared to defend it. "Over 14 million proud Iranians have, up to this moment, declared their readiness to sacrifice their lives in defence of Iran. I, too, have been, am, and will be a sacrificer for Iran," he wrote on X.
Trending Stories
&im=FitAndFill=(700,400))
How fast can the Sukhoi Su-30 fighter jet really fly?
)
Did China ask its people 'not to respond to aliens'? Origin of bizarre claim on social media
)
MS Dhoni-CSK Fallout? Report claims failed stake sale talks triggered rift
)
Scientists reveal the SAFEST COUNTRY when catastrophe strikes the planet
)
Serial killer on the loose in South Korea's Jeju Island? Fourth body found in three days as more than a dozen people go missing
)
2/3rd of glacier detached, collapsed: ISRO satellite images reveal what triggered Nepal floods
)
Trump once again claims without him there would be ‘no Israel right now’
)
Foreign espionage attacks against German companies surge to 37%, Bitkom report reveals
)
Blake Lively wins partial legal fee from Justin Baldoni after $8M request
)
Why is Pakistan deploying Turkish Bayraktar TB2 drones near India border?
)
'OH MY GOD! We've found other agents!': Investigators discover not one or two, almost 700 OpenAI AI agents went rogue, hacked Hugging Face
)
Lunar eclipse 2026: India timings, places to see and more. August Blood moon factsheet
)
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on global outreach tour
)
Both pilots killed as training aircraft crashes in Lucknow – What we know
)
16-year-old charged with preparing terror attack on kindergarten in Norway
&im=FitAndFill=(700,400))
How the S-400 protects itself from enemy attacks
)
Nepal floods: Over 165 dead, 400 missing; US, India, China, World Bank mobilise aid
)
India's multi-layered watch: The new surveillance war
)
5 doomsday planes spotted in US skies hours after CIA director's secret trip to Russia
)
9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to finally face trial in 2028, nearly 27 years after horrific attacks
)
Islamabad hospital fire: What we know about one of the biggest facility that housed Imran Khan
)
Workers run for life while filming Nepal flash flood: Scary new visuals emerge from Rasuwa
)
Russian military planes enter South Korean air defence zone amid rising tensions with North Korea: What's happening
)
Ron Weasley Is Back! Rupert Grint set to return to Harry Potter universe on Broadway
)
400-year-old 'vampire' grave in Poland reveals non-existent genetic lineage
)
Dolly Parton, global icon and queen of country music, dies at 80
)
Nepal flash floods: Kailash Mansarovar yatra affected, close to 400 pilgrims out of contact
)
'If he is dead, they're putting on a pretty good show': Trump casts fresh doubt over Mojtaba Khamenei's fate
)
Man arrested near US Capitol with guillotine in pickup truck: What happened?
&im=FitAndFill=(700,400))
Why the Su-30MKI cockpit is painted bright turquoise green
Iran's Deputy Sports Minister, Alireza Rahimi, separately called on the nation's athletes and artists to form "human chains" around power plants — a symbolic and physical attempt to deter potential airstrikes. In a video message, he invited youth, athletes, artists, students, and faculty to gather near power plants on Tuesday at 2 PM local time. "These are our wealth and belongings," he said.
The call for human shields comes in response to Trump's "8:00 PM deadline" (Washington time, Tuesday night) for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Trump warned that failure to comply would result in a simultaneous, massive bombing campaign targeting "each and every one" of Iran's electric generating plants and bridges, with the goal of leaving these facilities "burning, exploding, and never to be used again" within a four-hour window.
During a White House press briefing, Trump said, "The entire country could be taken out in one night, and that night might be tomorrow night."
(Disclaimer: WION takes utmost care to accurately and responsibly report ongoing conflicts in West Asia involving Israel, Iran, the US, Gulf nations and non-state actors like Hezbollah, Hamas, Houthis, Islamic State, and others. Claims and counterclaims, disinformation and misinformation are being made online and offline. Given this context, WION cannot independently verify the authenticity of all statements, social media posts, photos and videos.)
