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Trump says ‘a whole civilization will die tonight’ if Iran does not make a deal

By Thomson Reuters Apr 7, 2026 | 7:19 AM

WASHINGTON, April 7 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump once ​again exhorted Iran ‌to make a deal by his Tuesday deadline, saying a “whole ‌civilization ​will ⁠die tonight” if ⁠an agreement is not reached to end the conflict.

“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 ⁠post on Truth Social.

“We will find out tonight, ⁠one ‌of the most ⁠important moments ​in ‌the long and ​complex history ⁠of the World.”

(Reporting by Susan Heavey and Bhargav Acharya; Editing by Doina ​Chiacu)