Washington/Tehran, April 7 -- In a dramatic escalation, US President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened to destroy the "whole civilisation" of Iran, unless it agrees to Washington's terms and reopens the Strait of Hormuz by 8pm ET.

Taking to his social media platform Truth Social, Trump issued his starkest warning yet, and wrote "A whole civilisation will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don't want that to happen, but it probably will."Adding that things could turn out for the better if a "different, smarter, and less radicalised" leadership took the reins in Tehran, he wrote in his concluding remarks "WHO KNOWS? We will find out tonight, one of the most important moments in the long and complex history of the World."Building...