India, April 8 -- US President Donald Trump has threatened to destroy Iran's power stations and bridges, but bombing electricity plants would likely spur a humanitarian crisis and fierce retaliation from Tehran.

There has been a silver lining, though: Pakistan has proposed a two-week ceasefire and urged Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz, a key oil and gas route, for the same period.

The White House Press Secretary Karoline Levitt has said that Trump was aware of the proposal and "a response would come".

Earlier, Trump had threatened that "a whole civilisation would die tonight, never to be brought back" in a Truth Social post. Many, including some of his staunchest supporters, criticised the US President, with apprehensions growing tha...