U.S. President Donald Trump said in a social media post this morning that "a whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again," as his threatened attacks on Iranian infrastructure loom ahead of an 8 p.m. ET deadline.
Iran has rejected a 45-day ceasefire proposal and says it wants a permanent end to the war.
UN Secretary General António Guterres warned the U.S. that attacking civilian infrastructure is banned under international law.
The death toll so far includes more than 1,900 people in Iran, 1,400 in Lebanon, 23 in Israel, about two dozen in other countries in the region, 13 U.S. service members and 11 Israeli soldiers.
The TruthSocial Post:
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116363336033995961
UPDATE (5:32 PM EST / UTC-04:00):
Motherfucking TACO Tuesday.
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116365796713313030
This is an explicit statement of intent to commit genocide. His entire administration is now party to war crimes. He's crossed a line that cannot be uncrossed.
You say that like it's news but that's his whole thing. It's the reason he's popular.
I love how there have been so many rubicons crossed at this point that we should measure it in rubicons-per-hour.