VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-10-16
“…a whole civilisation will die tonight, never to be brought back again”
Donald Trump · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-16
In April, Trump posted on Truth Social threatening that a whole civilisation would die if Iran did not agree to a peace deal and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
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