Donald Trump warns ‘complete civilisation will die’ in Iran if ultimatum by U.S. expires

U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on Tuesday (April 7, 2026) that “an entire civilisation will die” if Iran doesn’t settle for his deal and reopen the Strait of Hormuz earlier than his 8 p.m. deadline (Jap Time). Tehran, in flip, warned that its response would deprive the U.S. and its allies of oil and fuel for years.

“A complete civilization will die tonight, by no means to be introduced again once more. I don’t need that to occur, nevertheless it in all probability will,” Mr. Trump, who had prolonged his deadline a number of instances in latest previous claiming progress in talks with Iran, wrote in a social media submit. “Nevertheless, now that we’ve got Full and Complete Regime Change, the place completely different, smarter, and fewer radicalized minds prevail, perhaps one thing revolutionarily great can occur… We are going to discover out tonight,” he added.

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Vice-President J.D. Vance, who’s in Hungary, mentioned the U.S. has “instruments in our toolkit that we up to now haven’t determined to make use of” towards Iran, with out elaborating additional. The White Home later mentioned Mr. Vance didn’t imply use of the nuclear weapons. Responding to a submit on X that mentioned Mr. Vance implies the President would use nuclear weapons, the White Home Speedy Response mentioned: “Actually nothing @VP mentioned right here “implies” this, you absolute buffoons”.

The U.S. has despatched a ceasefire proposal to Iran via Pakistan. Iran’s Overseas Ministry has mentioned the U.S. proposal was not acceptable. President Trump has mentioned Iran had responded to his proposal nevertheless it was “not ok”. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) says the Strait of Hormuz would by no means return to its earlier standing.

If the U.S. “crosses pink traces, Iran’s response will prolong past the area”, the IRGC mentioned in an announcement on Tuesday (April 7, 2026). “Iran will assault the infrastructure of the U.S. and its companions that “will go away the U.S. and its allies disadvantaged of oil and fuel within the area for years.”

The statements from each side got here as Tehran reported the U.S. and Israel had already begun attacking key infrastructure. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu mentioned Israel had focused bridges and railways that “had been utilized by the Revolutionary Guards”. Iran’s Mizan information company reported {that a} bridge in Qom, a rail bridge in central Iran and rail tracks exterior Tehran had been struck.

Iran’s Mehr information company reported that U.S. and Israel carried out strikes in Kharg Island within the Persian Gulf, which is a key export terminal for Iran’s oil and fuel. “The American-Zionist enemy has carried out a number of assaults on Kharg island, and several other explosions have been heard there,” Mehr said.

The IRGC mentioned the conflict is coming into a brand new section, and Iran would dramatically escalate its response with the deployment of twin missile launchers. “And now, a brand new stage of the conflict; With newly refreshed launchers of twin items of Fateh and Khaybar-shekan (Khaybar-buster) missiles; All earlier strikes × two,” IRGC Aerospace Drive commander Brig. Gen. Majid Mousavi mentioned in a video.

The Guards additionally mentioned they launched the 99th wave of assault on Tuesday (April 7, 2026) focusing on U.S. bases and pursuits within the Gulf and command centres in Israel. The biggest petrochemical complicated owned by US corporations Sadara, ExxonMobil, and Dow Chemical, positioned within the Al Jubail area of Saudi Arabia, and the big petrochemical complicated of the American firm Chevron Phillips located in Saudi Arabia’s Al Juaima’h had been successfully focused,” it mentioned.