Trump declares ‘complete civilisation dies tonight’ as Donald vows remaining Iran blow
Donald Trump has said ‘a whole civilization will die tonight’ in Iran as he spoke of a ‘Complete and Total Regime Change’ in a post on Truth Social
Donald Trump has warned “a whole civilization will die tonight” if Iran fails to reach a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz by his stated deadline.
In a post on Truth Social, the US president spoke of a “Complete and Total Regime Change” and said the world would “find out tonight” in what he described as “one of the most important moments in the long and complex history of the World”. Trump has given Iran a deadline of Tuesday 8pm ET (1am BST Wednesday) to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
“A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will. 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?” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
“We will find out tonight, one of the most important moments in the long and complex history of the World. 47 years of extortion, corruption, and death, will finally end. God Bless the Great People of Iran!”
On Sunday, Trump made expletive-laden threats against Iran and vowed to destroy its power plants and civilian infrastructure – which would be illegal under international law – if the country fails to reopen the strait by his deadline. On Monday, he threatened “complete demolition” of Iranian infrastructure and warned the US could take out Iran “in one night”.
Meanwhile, initial reports on Tuesday afternoon that the US struck Kharg Island overnight caused a surge in oil prices. The price of US crude oil jumped more than 3 per cent to nearly $116 per barrel, while the Brent crude oil also jumped to more than $110 per barrel.
Kharg Island is located around 16 miles off the Iranian coast and roughly 300 miles northwest of the Strait of Hormuz. The small island processes about 90 per cent of Iran’s crude oil exports and has long been vital in connecting the country’s oil reserves to the global market.
It has massive storage tanks and pipelines capable of handling millions of barrels of crude oil daily. Large oil tankers regularly dock there to transport oil extracted from fields in southwestern Iran. The island was targeted during the eight-year Iran-Iraq War due to its strategic economic importance.
