Trump Reiterates Threat to Destroy Iran as Deadline Nears (2)

US President Donald Trump reiterated his ultimatum for Iran to agree to a ceasefire deal or face a major military escalation, as both sides kept up attacks in the sixth week of the war.

“A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will,” Trump said in a social-media post on Tuesday. “Maybe something revolutionarily wonderful can happen, WHO KNOWS? We will find out tonight.”

His comments came as the US and Israel maintained their bombardment of Iran — including strikes on the oil-export hub of Kharg ...