Trump sparks nuclear doomsday fears with 'day of reckoning' threat

US President Donald Trump has threatened that Iran could be wiped out in one night, sparking fears of a nuclear doomsday. Trump, speaking on April 6 , said: "The entire country could be taken out in one night, and that night could be tomorrow night ." The US and Israel have been in conflict with Iran since February 28, when the countries carried out joint strikes on several key Iranian sites . Iran responded by striking sites cross the Middle East, plunging the region into chaos. Trump delivered a press conference at the White House on Monday as fears of an all-out Middle East crisis spiral. Social media users speculated how an entire country could be "taken out in one night," sparking fears that a nuclear weapon could be used. One user wrote on social media platform X: "The only way to take a country out in one night is with nukes." Another user wrote: "President Trump hints he may use a nuclear weapon against Iran and says the day of reckoning could be tomorrow, where the entire country of Iran could be taken out in one night." The Mirror was not able confirm whether the use of nuclear warfare would have the effect of destroying an entire country. Trump spoke just hours after threatening to obliterate Iran's power plants. He said he would rain down "hell" on the country if the deadline he gave to re-open the Strait of Hormuz, due to end at 8pm ET on Tuesday night (1am BST on Wednesday), was not met, later adding the US would "blow up the entire country". "Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran," Trump said on Truth Social on Easter Sunday. "There will be nothing like it!!! Open the F**kin' Strait, you crazy b*stards, or you'll be living in Hell - JUST WATCH! Praise be to Allah. President DONALD J. TRUMP." The Strait of Hormuz has been a contentious issue since the conflict started more than one month ago. Oil prices have risen as the strait, through which about 20% of all global oil traded passes, has been shut.