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President Donald Trump\u2019s threats to destroy \u201ca whole civilization\u201d if Iran does not meet tonight\u2019s deadline to reach the end of the war is being met with alarm, triggering a market frenzy, spiking oil prices, and calls across social media for Congress to \u201cdo something,\u201d or to invoke the 25th amendment to remove Trump from office.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\u201cA whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don\u2019t want that to happen, but it probably will,\u201d Trump posted<\/a> on Truth Social. \u201cWe will find out tonight, one of the most important moments in the long and complex history of the World. 47 years of extortion, corruption, and death, will finally end. God Bless the Great People of Iran!\u201d<\/p>\n Iran has reportedly withdrawn from negotiations, according to the The New York Times<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n The ultimatum to accept a ceasefire agreement by 8 p.m. ET Tuesday evening and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a critical oil passageway, is alarming on a number of levels.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n This newest threat is basically a call to eradicate an ancient civilization and people that date back to the second millennium BCE<\/a>, and comes after the president\u2019s escalating threats to destroy the country\u2019s key infrastructure, including water treatment facilities, bridges, and power plants<\/a> that Iranians are depending on for survival\u2014which legal experts say could constitute a war crime under both U.S. and international law.<\/p>\n \u201cGood morning. If you\u2019re just waking up, Trump is openly threatening nuclear war against Iran tonight, and none of the other people in power in the U.S. government appear to be willing to do anything to stop him,\u201d one user posted on X.<\/a><\/p>\n On Tuesday, House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) said<\/a> in an interview that House Democrats will force another vote on the war.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n