‘No threat can undermine deeply rooted civilization,’ Iran says after Trump’s ‘civilization will die’ warning

Iran on Tuesday said that “no threat can undermine” its “deeply rooted civilization,” in response to US President Donald Trump’s threat to wipe out a “whole civilization,” Anadolu reports. In a statement on US social media company X, Iranian government spokeswoman Fatemeh Mohajerani said national security remains the government’s top priority and that all affairs are being managed carefully. Earlier, Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform: “A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again.” Trump’s set a deadline until Tuesday 8 pm Eastern Time (0000GMT) and threatened to destroy every bridge and power plant in Iran if Tehran failed to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and agree to a deal. Regional escalations have continued to rage […]