““A whole civilization will die tonight””
President Donald Trump stated on Truth Social that U.S. aircraft had struck Iranian military sites Saturday for violating a ceasefire agreement, and he warned that further breaches could force America to eliminate Iran entirely. This followed a U.S. Central Command report that the strikes responded to continued Iranian attacks on commercial shipping, including a drone assault near the Strait of Hormuz. Trump’s latest threat echoes an earlier, more dramatic warning he issued during the conflict: that “a whole civilization will die tonight” unless Iran reopened the Strait of Hormuz. Hours after that prior ultimatum, a two-week ceasefire was announced and Trump withdrew the threat. The current escalation suggests the ceasefire is unraveling, with both sides accusing the other of aggression.
- mediaite.com ↗︎28 JUN 2026