Trump warns Iran ‘a whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back’ as his strikes deadline looms

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsTrump warns Iran ‘a whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back’ as his strikes deadline loomsThe United Nations says ‘acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group’ meet the legal definition of genocideAndrew Feinberg in Washington, D.C. Tuesday 07 April 2026 13:22 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2952978","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-iran-strike-threat-tonight-b2952978.html","title":"Trump warns Iran ‘a whole civilization will die tonight’ as strikes deadline looms"}}Trump’s threat against Iran is consistent with the United Nations definition of genocide (AFP via Getty Images)Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news a...