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Trump warns Iran that 'a whole civilization will die tonight' as deadline looms 68%
By Ryan King0%
4/7/2026, 12:25:05 PM
BS Summary: This article contains 29 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Framing Effect, and Biased Writer Voice, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 41.6% saturation with 274 hits. Analysis detected 1,498 faulty-reasoning hits from 659 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 62.1% and a BS Rank of 68% (5,410 of 16,813 articles). This article is worse (more manipulative) than 67.80% of the article peer group.
WASHINGTON — President Trump ominously declared that "a whole civilization will die tonight" amid his looming 8 pm ET deadline for Iran to cut a deal or else face an onslaught of attacks against its bridges and power plants.
"A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again.
I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will," Trump grimly warned on Truth Social Tuesday.
"However, now that we have Complete and Total Regime Change, where different, smarter, and less radicalized minds prevail, maybe something revolutionarily wonderful can happen, WHO KNOWS?"
he added.
"We will find out tonight, one of the most important moments in the long and complex history of the World."
"God Bless the Great People of Iran!"
President Trump gave an 8 pm Tuesday deadline to Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
Mourners gather during a funeral procession for Alireza Tangsiri, head of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy on April 1, 2026.
Trump’s latest threat to the Islamic Republic comes after he warned Iran’s leadership on Sunday to "Open the F—in’ Strait, you crazy b—–ds, or you’ll be living in Hell," referring to the Strait of Hormuz, a critical chokepoint, where over a fifth of the world’s seaborne oil flows through annually.
Since the war erupted, Iran has used drones and missiles to stoke mayhem in the strait, sending oil prices skyrocketing.
Should Iran fail to adhere to his deadline to open the strait, the president threatened to make Tuesday "Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one."
Trump later told Axios that he made the threat after determining a deal was close, but then Iran "said they will meet us in five days," which gave him doubts that Tehran was being serious.
Iranian ballistic missiles are seen in the sky over the Nablus on April 6, 2026.
Special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner had been negotiating on behalf of the US.
Trump also threatened Sunday to "blow up the whole country" if an agreement isn’t reached.
Critics have warned that strikes against bridges and energy infrastructure would amount to war crimes.
“No, not at all — no, no I’m not.
I hope I don’t have to do it,” Trump told reporters during a press conference Monday when asked about war crime concerns.
Cargo ships near the Strait of Hormuz on March 11, 2026.
Last month, Trump announced a pause on strikes against Iranian energy facilities, which he repeatedly extended before settling on the 8 p.m.
ET Tuesday deadline.
He did so because of supposed progress during negotiations with the Iranians.
Since the Operation Epic Fury attacks commenced, Trump has been cautious about hitting power plants in Iran, due to concerns that it could inhibit the country’s ability to recover after the fighting stops.
But the military hasn't let up the pressure on Iran, despite the pause on energy-related targets.
"Today will be the largest volume of strikes since day one of this operation.
Tomorrow?
Even more than today," Secretary of War Pete Hegseth teased to reporters Monday.
A missile is being launched as part of Operation Epic Fury.
Publicly, Iranian officials and social media accounts have mocked Trump’s deadline.
Meanwhile, the US fired off targeted strikes against Iran’s Kharg Island, where roughly 90% of its crude exports go through for processing, Axios reported.
A damaged building seen in Tehran on April 7, 2026.
The tiny island is core to Iran’s economy.
Iran has dubbed attacks against the island a red line.
"We will do something with the infrastructure of America and its partners that will deprive America and its allies of oil and gas in the region for years," Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said in a statement.
"We have not and will not be the initiator of attacks on civilian targets, but we will not hesitate to retaliate against vile attacks on civilian facilities."
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