India, April 7 -- President Donald Trump is considering strikes on key civilian and military purpose areas in Iran as his 8 PM ET deadline approaches, NBC News reported on Tuesday, citing two US officials. This development could open the 79-year-old to war crime prosecution and comes as several Democrats spoke about removing him using the 25th Amendment.

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Earlier in the day, Trump warned that a 'whole civilization will die tonight' and called for a 'complete and total regime change'.

"A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don't want that to happen, but it probably will. However, now that we have Comp...