US Vice President J.D. Vance, who is in Budapest, Hungary, said at a press conference that he was confident that Iran would respond in some way within the deadline set by Trump.
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US President Donald Trump has warned of the most severe attack in history on Iran. 'An entire civilization will die tonight. Never to return. I don't want it to happen. But it probably will.' He wrote, 'Today we are at a critical moment in the world's long and complex history. 47 years of exploitation, corruption and death will end. May God protect the great people of Iran.'
Earlier, Trump had warned Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz by 8 pm Eastern Time on Tuesday (5:45 am Nepali time on Wednesday). He threatened to attack Iran's energy infrastructure and bridges if the strait is not opened by that deadline.
US Vice President J.D. Vance, who is in Budapest, Hungary, held a press conference. Trump said he was confident Iran would respond within the deadline. He said the possibility of Iran reaching an agreement remained.
“I hope they are smart,” Vance said. “The US has defeated Iran’s military. And Iran is now trying to cause as much economic pain to the world as possible by closing the Strait of Hormuz,” he said. “I believe that there will be a negative or positive response by the 8 p.m. deadline.”
Iranian officials said a series of attacks on a railway bridge in Kasan, a train station in Mashhad and a bridge on a highway near Tabriz were carried out on Tuesday. However, Israel and the US have not claimed responsibility for the attacks.
Israel has warned Iranians not to travel by train. Israel has warned that trains could be attacked at any time. On Tuesday, the US also attacked Iran’s Kharg Island. A White House official confirmed the news to the AP.
The official said that although military barracks in Iran's main oil export terminal Kharg were attacked, the oil refinery was not attacked.
On Tuesday, Iranian President Masoud Peshmerga said that 14 million Iranians, including himself, were volunteering for the war. He said that all these people were ready to lose their lives. Iran has a population of about 90 million.
The death toll in Iran has exceeded 1,900. Iranian authorities have not updated the death toll for a long time. Meanwhile, the death toll in Lebanon has reached 1,400. Tens of millions of people have been displaced in Iran and Lebanon.
