Trump on Iran: "Whole Civilization will die tonight" dozens of targets hit overnight

[0:00] You're watching live now from Vox. Welcome back. We are following some breaking news here after [0:05] President Trump had issued that 8 p.m. Eastern time deadline here tonight for Iran to reopen [0:11] the Strait of Hormuz. He is issuing this warning this morning here, saying a whole civilization [0:17] will die tonight if a deal isn't made to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Let's continue to read this [0:22] in full. He says a whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don't [0:28] want that to happen, but it probably will. However, now that we have complete and total [0:32] regime change, where different, smarter and less radicalized minds prevail, maybe something [0:37] revolutionarily wonderful can happen. Who knows? We will find out tonight. One of the most important [0:43] moments in the long and complex history of the world. 47 years of extortion, corruption and death [0:49] will finally end. God bless the great people of Iran. So once again, that was from President Trump [0:56] just moments ago here on. [0:58] Truth Social. But I also wanted to share this post here from Truth Social just the other day [1:02] from President Trump, as all of this is coming after he gave the Iranian regime until 8 p.m. [1:07] Eastern time today to agree to a ceasefire that includes reopening the Strait of Hormuz. And here [1:12] was that post from a few days ago. He says Tuesday will be power plant day and bridge day, all wrapped [1:18] up in one in Iran. There will be nothing like it. Open the expletive straight, you crazy bastards, [1:24] or you'll be living in hell. Just watch. Praise be to Allah. [1:27] A president. [1:28] Donald J. Trump. Now, I also wanted to share this here because we're learning this this morning as [1:33] well. The U. S. Carried out dozens of strikes against military targets on Iran's Karg Island [1:39] late last night and early this morning. That's according to a senior U. S. Official speaking to [1:44] Fox News. Now, President Trump first floated attacks on the Iranian stronghold last week [1:49] as his threats over reopening the Strait of Hormuz kicked off. [1:53] We have this quote here from the official saying U. S. Hit dozens of military. [1:58] Targets on Karg Island overnight. Air strikes pounded Tehran today and Iranian officials urged [2:05] young people to form human chains to protect the power plants hours before the expiration of [2:10] President Trump's deadline for the Islamic Republic. President Trump has extended previous [2:16] deadlines, but suggested the one set for eight p.m. In Washington was final, leaving Iranians on edge. [2:23] President Trump threatened to destroy all of Iran's power plants, as we just saw in that truth social [2:27] post and bridges of Tehran's power plant. The U. S. President said that the U. S. will not be able to [2:28] destroy all of Iran's power plants, as we just saw in that truth social post and bridges of Tehran's power plant. [2:28] The U. S. President said that the U. S. President said that the U. S. President said that the U. S. [2:29] President said that the U. S. President said that the U. S. President said that the U. S. President said [2:29] that the U. S. President said that the U. S. President said that the U. S. President said that the U. S. [2:30] President said that the U. S. President said that the U. S. President said that the U. S. President said that the U. S. [2:30] President said that the U. S. President said that the U. S. President said that the U. S. President said that the U. S. [2:31] President said that the U. S. President said that the U. S. President said that the U. S. President said that the U. S. [2:31] through which a fifth of the world's oil transits in peacetime. [2:37] Iran's president said 14 million people, including himself, have volunteered to fight. [2:42] While Iran cannot match the sophistication of U.S. and Israeli weaponry or their dominance in the air, [2:47] its chokehold on the street is causing major damage to the world economy [2:51] and raising the pressure on President Trump both at home and abroad to find a way out of this standoff. [2:57] Officials involved in diplomatic efforts said talks were ongoing, [3:00] but Iran has rejected the latest American proposal, [3:04] and it was unclear if a deal would come in time ahead of President Trump's threatened attacks. [3:09] World leaders and experts warn that strikes as destructive as President Trump threatened could constitute a war crime. [3:16] Once again, if you are just joining us, sharing this here with you as President Trump put this on Truth Social just moments ago at this point, [3:25] and we've also been sharing here that a wave of strikes hit Iran, [3:28] including in residential areas. [3:30] Iran fired on Israel and Saudi Arabia, prompting the temporary closure of a major bridge. [3:38] Now, in emphasizing this Tuesday deadline, President Trump warned that, quote, [3:42] the entire country could be taken out in one night. [3:46] He said every bridge in Iran will be decimated by 12 o'clock tomorrow night. [3:50] He goes on to say all power plants will be burning, exploding, and never to be used again. [3:56] This was all in a press conference here from President Trump just yesterday. [4:00] As he spoke in response, Iran called on all young people, athletes, artists, students, [4:04] and university students and their professors to form human chains around those power plants. [4:10] What I wanted to do right now is share some comments here from both President Trump as well as Vice President J.D. Vance. [4:16] We just heard from the vice president as he spoke in Hungary moments ago, but he did get a question about Iran. [4:23] I wanted to share that response here with you right now. [4:25] You asked about Karg Island. [4:27] You know, my understanding, you know, having talked to. [4:30] Pete and General Cain about this is, is that we were going to strike some military targets on Karg Island. [4:36] I believe we have done so. [4:37] The president's deadline is, has been followed by us and everybody else. [4:41] And he said very clearly, we're not going to strike energy and infrastructure targets until the Iranians either make a proposal that we can get behind or don't make a proposal. [4:50] But he's given them until Tuesday at eight o'clock. [4:52] So I don't think the news in Karg Island is, represents a change in strategy or represents any change from the president of the United States. [5:00] He continues. [5:00] To say the deadline is eight o'clock and the deadline is for what? [5:04] Fundamentally, what Iran is trying to do because they've been defeated militarily is they're trying to extract as much economic pain on the world as possible. [5:12] And the president, United States is a man who recognizes leverage that if the Iranians want to exact a certain amount of pain, the United States has the ability to exact much, much greater pain. [5:22] Once again, Vice President Vance there just moments ago as he was answering a reporter question focused on this news that we are sharing. [5:31] And I want to share with you, as we're learning from Fox News, the U.S. bombs dozens of Iranian military targets on Karg Island overnight, including bunkers, radar station, ammunition storage, this once again, all according to Fox News. [5:43] Now, I also shared with you here that President Trump spoke on Iran at a press conference at the White House just yesterday, wanted to play a two minute soundbite here for you now. [5:52] I can't talk about ceasefire, but I can tell you that we have a active, willing participant on the other side. [6:02] They would like to be able to make a deal. [6:04] I can't say any more than that. [6:05] Your messaging on the war has moved from the war is coming to an end to war, going to be bombing Iran to the Stone Age. [6:14] And we've heard a range of those kind of messages. [6:17] So are you so which is it? [6:19] Are you winding this down? [6:20] Are you? [6:21] I can't tell you. [6:21] I don't know. [6:22] I can't. [6:23] It depends what they do. [6:24] This is a critical period. [6:26] They have a period of well till tomorrow at eight o'clock. [6:31] I gave them an extension. [6:32] They asked for an extension. [6:33] Of seven days. [6:34] Right. [6:35] I said, Steve, give them 10 days. [6:40] 10 days is up actually today. [6:42] So I gave him 11, I guess, indirectly. [6:44] I thought it was inappropriate the day after Easter. [6:47] I want to be a nice person. [6:50] They have till tomorrow. [6:52] Now we'll see what happens. [6:54] I can tell you they're negotiating. [6:56] We think in good faith. [6:57] We're going to find out. [6:58] We're getting the help of some incredible countries that want this to be ended because it affects them. [7:05] Also, a lot of people are affected by this, but we're giving them, uh, we're giving them till tomorrow eight o'clock Eastern time and after that they're going to have no bridges. [7:17] They're going to have no.