Trump Threatens ‘Whole Civilisation Will Die Tonight’

特朗普威胁称:“整个文明今晚将灭亡。”

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2026-04-08

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Today, President Donald Trump has warned "a whole civilisation will die tonight" unless Iran reaches a deal on reopening the Strait of Hormuz. Trump's threats come as we near a deadline he's imposed on the Iranian regime to reopen the Strait of Hormuz by midnight on Tuesday. Adam is joined by chief presenter Caitriona Perry and diplomatic correspondent James Landale. And, Wireless Festival is cancelled after the government stops headline act Kanye West from entering UK. In recent years, West has caused outrage with antisemitic, racist and pro-Nazi comments. Kanye West had offered to meet members of the Jewish community in UK before the festival was cancelled. Adam and Alex discuss with BBC news music correspondent Mark Savage. You can now listen to Newscast on a smart speaker. If you want to listen, just say "Ask BBC Sounds to play Newscast”. It works on most smart speakers. You can join our Newscast online community here: https://bbc.in/newscastdiscord Get in touch with Newscast by emailing newscast@bbc.co.uk or send us a WhatsApp on +44 0330 123 9480. New episodes released every day. If you're in the UK, for more News and Current Affairs podcasts from the BBC, listen on BBC Sounds: https://bbc.in/4guXgXd Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. The presenter was Adam Fleming. It was made by Jack Maclaren with Shiler Mahmoudi. The social producer was Jem Westgate. The technical producer was Philip Bull. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.
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  • Tuesday afternoon, Donald Trump posted a post on Truth Social for the ages.

  • I'll read the whole thing out now because the entire world is talking about it and trying to work out what it means.

  • He said.

  • A whole civilisation will die tonight, never to be brought back again.

  • I don't want that to happen, but it probably will.

  • However, now that we have complete and total regime change,

  • where different, smarter and less radicalised minds prevail, maybe something revolutionarily wonderful can happen.

  • Who knows?

  • We 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.

  • That is what the president posted on Truth Social about Iran just a few hours before the latest deadline he has set the regime

  • in Tehran to open the Strait of Hormuz and to stop retaliating in his war against them.