President Donald Trump threatened that

Iran rejected proposals for a temporary ceasefire, instead demanding a permanent end to the conflict and lifting of sanctions

Iran said on Monday it wanted a lasting end to the war with the U.S. and Israel, and pushed back against pressure to reopen the Strait of Hormuz while U.S. President Donald Trump warned the country could be "taken out" if it did not meet his Tuesday night deadline to…

"I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will,” Mr Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

In a social media post that drew immediate global condemnation, Mr Trump declared: "A whole civilisation will die tonight, never to be brought back again."

An Iranian envoy says Tehran will “take immediate and proportionate” action if U_S_ President Donald Trump follows through on his threats to attack the country’s “whole civilization.” Envoy Says Iran Will Take 'proportionate' Action if Trump Follows Through on Threats.

“No threat is beyond our preparedness and intelligence,” says Iranian first vice-president. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

He added: “I don't want that to happen, but it probably will"

Tehran reported that US-Israeli attacks on its infrastructure were already under way. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Even before the deadline, airstrikes hit two bridges and a train station, and the U.S. hit military infrastructure on Kharg Island.

U.S. forces pummeled a critical offshore hub of Iran's oil-export industry as the world waited to see if President Trump would follow through on his threat to bomb the country into the Stone Age

U.S. President Donald Trump threatened Tuesday that a “whole civilization will die tonight” if Iran fails to meet his latest deadline to strike a deal that includes reopening the Strait of Hormuz, while the Islamic Republic urged young people to form human chains around power plants and other potential targets. FRANCE 24's Carys Garland reports.

“The entire country can be taken out in one night,” Trump said

Donald Trump's Truth Social post could 'be interpreted as a threat to commit genocide', said a former legal advisor commenting on the US president's threat that 'a whole civilization will die...

WASHINGTON | Xinhua |  U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that Iran could be “taken out” in one night and that night “might” be Tuesday evening, the deadline Trump set for Iran to make a deal and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, while claiming that negotiations with the Iranian side via intermediaries over the deal …

The conflict between the United States, Israel and Iran entered its 39th day amid intensified rhetoric, ongoing strikes and mounting international concern. US President Donald Trump said he was “not at all” worried about potential war crimes as he reiterated his ultimatum to Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz by Tuesday evening.