2026-04-07
11 分钟This is The Guardian.
It was like Groundhog Day, but the groundhog just keeps getting bigger and uglier
because he 's doubled down or tripled down on this.
The entire country could be taken out in one night, and that night might be tomorrow night.
The real concern is that we don't know the mental state of this president and what he will do.
Targeting an entire country of 93 million people, all their life support, that would almost certainly.
Be a war crime.
Donald Trump warns that an entire civilisation will die tonight if Iran doesn't agree to a deal to end the conflict.
But how seriously can we take these claims?
From the Guardians today in Focus, this is the latest with me, Lucy Hough.
Well, joining me is Julian Borger, Senior International Correspondent at The Guardian.
Julian, it's great to have you back with us.
It does feel a bit like Groundhog Day at the moment.
But we've had sort of attempts at diplomacy to bring the Iran war to an end over the weekend, haven't we?
And specifically reopening the Strait of Hamuz.
But Donald Trump seems to have very much his own agenda.
He's extended his ultimatum to tonight.
If not, he's threatening to decimate Iran by targeting bridges.
Power plants.
Tell me about what he's been threatening and why.