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5 min readThe latest NPR News Now episode opens with President Trump escalating his threats against Iran, warning that the "entire country can be taken out in one night" if Iran does not reopen the Strait of Hormuz by a Tuesday deadline. Trump specifically threatened strikes on Iranian power plants and bridges, and when asked about potential accusations of war crimes, he dismissed the concern, saying Iranians were "willing to suffer that in order to have freedom."
Trump's Iran ultimatum and the war crimes question
The president's rhetoric has sharpened considerably. He gave Iran until Tuesday night to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a critical chokepoint for global oil shipments. Trump told reporters repeatedly that he is not worried about being accused of war crimes for targeting civilian infrastructure like power plants and bridges. He claimed the entire country "can be taken out in one night, and that night might be tomorrow night." The administration is framing the threat as a response to Iran's closure of the strait, but the explicit targeting of civilian infrastructure has drawn international concern. Trump's justification — that Iranians are "willing to suffer that in order to have freedom" — represents a significant escalation in both rhetoric and stated military posture.
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- 1 (00:04) **Trump Threatens Iran with Strikes on Civilian Infrastructure** - President Trump threatens to strike Iranian power plants and bridges if the Strait of Hormuz is not reopened by a Tuesday deadline, and says he is not worried about accusations of war crimes.
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- 5 (03:00) **Pressure Mounts to Drop Ye from London Festival** - UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer criticizes the rapper's scheduled headline appearance at a London music festival due to his history of anti-Semitic remarks.
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