*A Whole Civilization Will Die Tonight If Iran Refuses To…, Trump Says
*Israel Warns Ordinary Iranians To Stay Off Trains, Bridges, Others
*US Strikes Iran’s Oil Jugular Kharg Island Seeking To Destroy Its Economy -Report
With Donald Trump’s 8pm deadline fast approaching, Iran and United States (US) are in last-ditch talks, according to officials in Pakistan’s Islamabad, which is acting as an intermediary for the indirect negotiations between both warring nations.
The fact that talks are still going on is a “big thing”, according to an official briefed on the dialogue, adding that “they have to find a way.”
An Iranian official said that “more hopes are emerging.”
The Iranian ambassador in Islamabad, Reza Amiri Moghadam, said in a post on X: “Pakistan positive and productive endeavours in Good Will and Good Office to stop the war is approaching a critical, sensitive stage … Stay Tuned for more.”
Pakistan has offered to host talks between Iran and the US, which could follow any ceasefire agreement.
Pakistani, Egyptian and Turkish diplomats are working to bridge the large gap between the demands of Tehran and Washington.
The Egyptian and Pakistani Foreign Ministers spoke today.
“Both leaders underscored the need for de-escalation and dialogue,” said Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry.
The Egyptian Foreign Minister, Badr Abdelatty, also spoke with Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff.
Trump, who set a deadline of Tuesday night in Washington for an agreement, said yesterday that Iran’s latest proposal, a 10-point plan, had shown some progress, but it was “not good enough” for him.
Tehran wants an end to the war, not just a ceasefire, so it does not reignite in a few months.
One idea being floated is for the US Congress to ratify any agreement, so that it will not be so easy to restart the bombing of Iran.
The US news website Axios reported that Trump’s negotiating team, Vice President JD Vance, Witkoff and Adviser Jared Kushner, think that he should try for a deal.
However, it added that Israel, and the leaders of Saudi Arabia and UAE, are urging the US leader against accepting a ceasefire.
It also quoted a US official saying: “The President is the most bloodthirsty, like a mad dog.”
A Whole Civilization Will Die Tonight, If Iran Does Not…Says Trump
Trump, today, once again warned Iran to make a deal, saying a “whole civilization will die tonight” if an agreement is not reached to end the conflict.
Writing on Truth Social, he said: “A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will. However, now that we have Complete and Total Regime Change, where different, smarter, and less radicalized minds prevail, maybe something revolutionarily wonderful can happen, WHO KNOWS?
“We will find out tonight, one of the most important moments in the long and complex history of the World. 47 years of extortion, corruption, and death, will finally end. God Bless the Great People of Iran!”
US Strikes Iran’s Oil Jugular Kharg Island Seeking To Destroy Its Economy -Report
The US has hit Kharg Island again ahead of Donald Trump’s deadline, an Associated Press (AP) source has reported.
Earlier Iran’s Mehr News Agency said US-Israeli strikes had hit the key Iranian oil export terminal upon which all of the nation’s economy depends.
The official said the US hit military targets on the island. The strikes came hours ahead of the 8pm deadline Trump set for Iran to capitulate to his demands or face a major attack.
He said Tuesday morning that “’whole civilization will die tonight” if Iran did not make a deal. Trump has threatened to deploy ground troops to seize critical oil infrastructure on the island.
Israel Warns Ordinary Iranians To Stay Off Trains, Others
The Israeli military, also today, warned the people of Iran via X not to use trains or be near railway lines or bridges “from this moment until 21:00 Iran time”, saying that doing so “endangers your life.”
In a post to them written in Farsi, the predominant native language of Iran, the military urged them to spare their lives by keeping away and getting out of harm’s way as the war is against their leaders and not the ordinary people.
