US HITS CRITICAL IRANIAN SITES AS 8P DEADLINE NEARS

As President Trump’s 8pm deadline to make a deal with Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz approaches, he is issuing new threats to destroy their entire civilization. In a post on social media, Trump wrote: “A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will. … WHO KNOWS? We will find out tonight.” The threats come after the US struck military targets on Kharg Island overnight, according to officials. Kharg Island is where nearly all of the country’s oil is exported from. While speaking at a press conference in Hungary this morning, Vice President JD Vance said “there’s going to be a lot of negotiation between now and then, and I’m hopeful that it gets to a good resolution.” Correspondent Michael Yoshida has all the details in a 3:30pE PKG with FREE custom tags from Washington.