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'A whole civilization will die tonight': Trump issues disturbing early-morning threat

Apr 7, 2026Far Left

President Donald Trump issued a disturbing message on social media Tuesday to the people of Iran, warning them that their civilization will likely “never be brought back again” as his Tuesday night deadline for Tehran looms.“A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will,” Trump…

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