India, April 7 -- Iran on Tuesday reportedly suspended all diplomatic and indirect communication with the United States, marking a sharp escalation in tensions.

According to the Tehran Times, "any and all message exchanges" between the two nations have been halted.

The move comes just hours before Donald Trump's self-imposed deadline for Iran to reopen the strategically crucial Strait of Hormuz-a key artery for global oil shipments.

In a dramatic post on Truth Social, Trump warned of catastrophic consequences, stating, "A whole civilisation will die tonight. I don't want that to happen, but it probably will."

He added that decades of what he described as "extortion, corruption and death" could "finally end" by nightfall.

Soon after t...