JAKARTA - US President Donald Trump told reporters on Monday that Iran could be destroyed in one night, "and that night could be tomorrow night," warning Tehran they had to make a deal by Tuesday night or face a wider bombing attack.
President Trump, accompanied by Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and other national security officials, had previously promised to impose a deadline Tuesday night for Iran to agree to a ceasefire or face a massive attack on power plants and other critical infrastructure.
He demanded Iran to abandon nuclear weapons and reopen the Strait of Hormuz oil transit route.
"All countries can be destroyed in one night, and that night may be tomorrow night," President Trump said at a press conference at the White House, launching Al Arabiya from Reuters (7/4).
"I hope I don't have to do it," President Trump continued.
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Previously, critics said President Trump would commit a war crime if the US attacked a civilian power plant, a point Trump denied on Monday.
"I'm not worried about that. Do you know what a war crime is? Having nuclear weapons," President Trump said at an Easter event for children on the south lawn of the White House.
Meanwhile, Pentagon Chief Pete Hegseth said in a briefing, the largest volume of attacks since the first day of operations against Iran would take place on Monday, warning that more attacks would take place on Tuesday.
Tensions in the Middle East have escalated since the US and Israel launched a joint attack on Iran on February 28, which has killed more than 1,340 people to date, including then Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
The Mullah's country retaliated with drone strikes and missiles targeting Israel, as well as Jordan, Iraq, and Gulf countries hosting US military assets.
In addition, Iran also restricts the movement of ships through the Strait of Hormuz, a waterway that is one of the veins of global oil and gas transportation.
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