Trump says 'a whole civilization will die tonight' if Iran does not make a deal

FILE PHOTO: President Donald Trump arrives from the Blue Room to speak about the Iran war from the Cross Hall of the White House on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Washington. Alex Brandon/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

WASHINGTON, April ⁠7 (Reuters) - U.S. President ⁠Donald Trump once again ‌exhorted Iran to make a deal by his Tuesday ​deadline, saying a "whole ⁠civilization will ⁠die tonight" if an agreement ⁠is ‌not reached to end the ⁠conflict.

"A whole civilization will die ​tonight, ‌never to be brought ⁠back ​again. I don’t want that to happen, ⁠but it probably will," ​Trump said in a post on Truth Social.

"We ⁠will find out tonight, one of the most important moments in ​the long ⁠and complex history of ​the World."

(Reporting ‌by Susan Heavey and ​Bhargav Acharya; Editing by Doina Chiacu)