“The entire country can be taken out in one night, and that night might be tomorrow night,” Trump told a news conference at the White House. He has called his Tuesday 8 p.m. deadline for Iran to make a deal final.
The U.S. stepped up threats against Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz or face a barrage of attacks on civilian targets. “Today will be the largest volume of strikes since day one,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said. “Tomorrow, even more than today.”
Asked about accusations of war crimes if the U.S. widens attacks against Iran's bridges and power plants, Trump responded, “No, not at all.” Asked why Iranians would want him to carry out the threat, he said citizens are “willing to suffer...in order to have freedom.”
Israel piled on pressure by attacking a major gas field that is Iran’s biggest source of domestic energy.
