By Abiola Olawale
United States President Donald Trump issued a final, harrowing warning to Tehran on Tuesday.
As a self-imposed 8:00 p.m. ET deadline looms, the US President stated that a “whole civilization will die tonight” if Iran fails to meet US demands to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and finalize a sweeping new security agreement.
The comments, posted to Truth Social and echoed during a morning press briefing, mark the most severe flashpoint yet in the conflict that began in February 2026.
Over the weekend, Trump said Iran had until Tuesday at 8pm ET (1 am WAT) to make a deal.
The US president has demanded that Iran fully open the Strait of Hormuz to shipping traffic or risk facing “hell”.
“A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will,” he said in a Truth Social post hours ahead of the deadline.
“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?
“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.”
On Monday, Trump also threatened to blow up Iran’s power plants and bridges if Tehran failed to adhere to his warning.
Multiple strikes on bridges and railway lines have been reported in Iran since Trump’s threat.
