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Trump threatens Iran: ‘A whole civilisation will die tonight’

Al Jazeera English Al Jazeera English April 7, 2026 at 3:23 PM

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Donald Trump warned that “a whole civilisation will die tonight” if Iran does not open the Strait of Hormuz, ahead of a Tuesday night deadline for Tehran to comply. The comments follow a “pretty shocking” silence from US Congress on the US-Israeli war, Al Jazeera’s Kimberly Halkett explains.

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