The UN expressed concern Tuesday about threats directed at Iranian society following a warning from US President Donald Trump that a “whole civilization” could face destruction, Anadolu reports. “The Secretary-General (Antonio Guterres) is deeply troubled by statements suggesting that entire civilian populations or civilizations may be made to bear the consequences of political and military decisions,” said spokesperson Stephane Dujarric. He emphasized that no military goal justifies the “deliberate infliction of suffering on civilians” or the ruining of a nation’s infrastructure. The warning follows a post by the US president on his social media platform Truth Social in which he said, “A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again.” READ: Trump says ‘whole civilization will die tonight’ […]
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