Madness or bluster? Trump’s apocalyptic language raises key questions

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President Trump has recently used increasingly aggressive and apocalyptic language regarding Iran, threatening severe consequences if they do not agree to a deal, including reopening the Strait of Hormuz. His threats included warnings of Iran being "blasted into oblivion" and "back to the Stone Ages," with potential targeting of civilian infrastructure. These statements, made in recent days, have drawn widespread condemnation from Democrats, former supporters, and religious figures. Some Republicans have suggested that Trump's rhetoric is a negotiation tactic. The heightened tensions come amidst ongoing conflict and attempts at mediation between the US and Iran.

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US and Iran agree to 2-week ceasefire amid Pakistani mediation efforts

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Trump said he would blow up bridges and civilian power plants.

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Trump threatened he would be “blasting Iran into oblivion” and “back to the Stone Ages!!!”

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Trump warned “A whole civilisation will die tonight, never to be brought back again” if Iran failed to make a deal.

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Experts in military law said blowing up bridges and civilian power plants could constitute a war crime.

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The president who yearned for a Nobel Peace Prize and once revelled in the appearance of solving conflicts turned to the language of annihilation as he struggled to find a resolution to his war of choice in Iran.US President Donald Trump’s latest threat over the Iran war hit a new extreme on Tuesday as he warned “A whole civilisation will die tonight, never to be brought back again”, if Iran failed to make a deal that included reopening the vital Strait of Hormuz.The Republican president’s comments drew shock around the globe, with condemnation in the US coming from Democrats, some “Make America Great Again” supporters who have since broken with Trump, and the first American pope. Some fellow Republicans suggested his comments were a negotiating tactic.It followed his threats in recent days that he would be “blasting Iran into oblivion” and “back to the Stone Ages!!!” He said he would blow up bridges and civilian power plants, which experts in military law said could constitute a war crime. And on Easter morning, he wrote on his social media account: “Open the F***in’ Strait, you crazy b*******s, or you’ll be living in Hell.”01:31US and Iran agree to 2-week ceasefire amid Pakistani mediation efforts

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