President threatens in Truth Social post to annihilate Iran if government ignores deadline to reopen strait of HormuzUS politics live – latest updatesSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailDonald Trump on Tuesday morning threatened to completely annihilate the entirety of Iranian civilization should their government ignore his 8pm ET deadline to reopen the strait of Hormuz.The president’s own words, posted publicly and tied to a specific deadline and set of demands, provide unusually direct evidence of intent to violate international law, and were being met with shock and dismay by Democrats. Continue reading...
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Democrats outraged at Trump’s Iran post: ‘A threat to commit a war crime’
The Guardian World
April 07, 2026
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President threatens in Truth Social post to annihilate Iran if government ignores deadline to reopen strait of Hormuz US politics live – latest updates Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email Donald Trump on Tuesday morning threatened to completely annihilate the entirety of Iranian civilization should their government ignore his 8pm ET deadline to reopen the strait of Hormuz. The president’s own words, posted publicly and tied to a specific deadline and set of demands, provide unusually direct evidence of intent to violate international law, and were being met with shock and dismay by Democrats. Continue reading...
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President threatens in Truth Social post to annihilate Iran if government ignores deadline to reopen strait of Hormuz
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Donald Trump on Tuesday morning threatened to completely annihilate the entirety of Iranian civilization should their government ignore his 8pm ET deadline to reopen the strait of Hormuz.
The president’s own words, posted publicly and tied to a specific deadline and set of demands, provide unusually direct evidence of intent to violate international law, and were being met with shock and dismay by Democrats.
Continue reading...
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