President Trump threatened the kind of destruction that would be deemed a war crime under international law.
President Trump’s extraordinary rhetoric threatening Iran’s civilization faced a severe backlash Tuesday amid conflicting signals over whether he was poised to make a deal with Tehran or intensify the U.S. bombing campaign. Trump warned early Tuesday that “a whole civilization will die tonight” unless “something revolutionarily wonderful” occurs. Tuesday…
President Trump has backed down from his threat to wipe out Iran's civilization and bomb its power plants by Tuesday night. Online, he said he agreed to suspend the bombing of Iran for two weeks.
With a few exceptions, congressional Republicans were silent on Tuesday as the clock ticked down on President Trump's threat to wipe out Iranian civilization unless the Strait of Hormuz was reopened.Why it matters: Republicans in Congress have shown unwavering loyalty to Trump, and the president's threat against Iran appears to be no exception to the…
President Donald Trump's gambit to force Iran to negotiate has reportedly backfired."A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again," Trump warned on Tuesday in a Truth Social post.Wall Street Journal national security reporter Alex Ward revealed that Iran had reacted by cutting off direct communication with the Trump…
The president had promised widescale U.S. bombing of power plants and bridges, before a two-week ceasefire was announced between the U.S. and Tehran.
President Donald Trump has given Iranian leaders until 8 p.m. Eastern on Tuesday to make a deal to stop or pause the war or else “a whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again.” The ominous threat from the president, roughly 12 hours before his latest deadline, is his most recent warning…
Top-ranking Senate Democrats condemned President Trump on Tuesday for threatening to wipe out a "whole civilization" in Iran, calling it a betrayal of American values and a threat to commit war crimes.
