Negotiators from Iran and the U.S. are preparing for high-level talks amid a shaky ceasefire.
The American leader issued the stark threat Tuesday, about 12 hours ahead of his deadline for Iran to agree to a deal.
Trump has warned Iran that the U.S. could set the country 'back to the stone ages,' including targeting power plants and bridges.
Israel has attacked a major petrochemical plant in Iran's South Pars natural gas field and killed a top Revolutionary Guard commander.
Trump expressed frustration with allies who have been unwilling to do more to support the U.S. war effort, telling them to “go get your own oil.”
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Shortly after, Iranian state television put up a graphic that read: “U.S. president backs down following Iran’s firm warning.”
Israel’s defense minister says the military killed top Iranian security official Ali Larijani in an overnight strike.
In addition to striking Tehran on the fifth day of the conflict, Israel hit the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militant group in Lebanon.
Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesman Majed Al Ansari vowed that Iranian attacks on the gas-rich country “will not go unanswered.”
The assassination of the second leader of the Islamic Republic, who had no designated successor, would throw its future into doubt.