President Trump has just threatened that “a whole civilization will die tonight” if a deal with Iran is not reached and the Strait of Hormuz is not reopened by his deadline at 8 p.m. ET.

“A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again,” Trump said in a post on his Truth Social platform.

“I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will,” Trump said, adding: “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?”