Trump condemned over threat that Iran's 'civilisation will die'

Trump condemned over threat that Iran's 'civilisation will die'22 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleDavid GrittenIran's government calls for 'human chains' at possible US targetsThe UN chief and the Pope have condemned US President Donald Trump's threat that "a whole civilisation will die tonight" unless Iran agrees a deal to end the war and unblock the Strait of Hormuz.UN Secretary General António Guterres said he was "deeply troubled" by statements suggesting populations would bear the consequences of political and military decisions. Pope Leo XIV said such threats were "unacceptable".As the 00:00 GMT deadline approached, mediator Pakistan called for a two-week extension to allow further diplomacy.Trump had previously told Iran to accept his terms or see bridges and power plants destroyed. Iranian authorities urged people to form human chains near potential US ad Israeli targets.It came after the US and Israel intensified their strikes across Iran on Tuesday, saying they had hit military targets on the Kharg Island oil terminal and eight railway bridges.Iran's Revolutionary Guards meanwhile launched more ballistic missiles towards Israel on Tuesday and claimed to have struck a ship in the Gulf and a Saudi petrochemical complex.As Trump's deadline neared, regional mediator Pakistan asked the US president to extend it by two weeks to "allow diplomacy to run its course"."Diplomatic efforts for peaceful settlement of the ongoing war in the Middle East are progressing steadily, strongly and powerfully with the potential to lead to substantive results in near future," Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif wrote on X.Sharif also asked Iran's leaders to "open Strait of Hormuz for a corresponding period of two weeks as a goodwill gesture".White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said the president "has been made been aware of the proposal, and a respon...