United States President Donald Trump has warned that “a whole civilisation will die tonight” unless Iran reaches a deal on reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
However, Trump said that “something revolutionarily wonderful can happen” before his deadline of 20:00 EDT on Tuesday (00:00 GMT/01:00 BST on Wednesday) for Iran to reopen the key shipping channel.
Trump adds: “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?
“We will find out tonight, one of the most important moments in the long and complex history of the World.
“Forty-seven years of extortion, corruption, and death, will finally end. God Bless the Great People of Iran!”
Iran has made clear that whatever civilian infrastructure the US targets on Tuesday night, it will correspondingly target such infrastructure in the Gulf states.
Meanwhile the US has carried out new strikes on military targets on Kharg Island, Iran’s key oil export terminal.
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Iranian state media reports two people have been killed after a strike on a bridge in Kashan, hours after Israel warned Iranians not to take trains “for the sake of your security.”
The Israeli military says Iran has launched more missiles at Israel, after several Gulf nations report strikes overnight.
A US official has confirmed to CBS News that American forces conducted strikes on military targets on Iran’s Kharg Island.
The US previously targeted the island in March, with Trump saying military targets had been “totally obliterated.”
Kharg Island is home to a major oil terminal that is considered Iran’s economic lifeline.
Trump has previously indicated that he may send troops to seize control of the island.
