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5 min readPresident Trump has issued a new ultimatum to Iran, demanding the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz to international oil shipping by 8 p.m. Eastern time tonight, or the U.S. will begin bombing Iranian power plants and bridges. The threat, posted on social media, included the line, "a whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again." NPR’s Deep Shivram reports that under international law, bombing these civilian sites could be considered war crimes. Third-party countries, led by Pakistan, continue to try to broker negotiations between Iran and the United States, but no agreement has been reached. In response, Iran has called the threat a war crime, and some Iranians have volunteered to stand next to power plants as human shields. Vice President Vance said he wants Iran to come to the negotiating table but warned that if Iran continues to refuse demands, President Trump may take further steps. "We've got tools in our toolkit that we so far haven't decided to use," Vance said. "The President of the United States can decide to use them and he will decide to use them if the Iranians don't change their course of conduct." The White House later said nothing Vance implied suggested the use of nuclear weapons.
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- 1 (00:03) **Trump Threatens to Bomb Iran Over Strait of Hormuz** - President Trump demands Iran reopen the Strait of Hormuz by 8 PM Eastern or face bombing of power plants and bridges.
- 2 (01:05) **Iranians Volunteer as Human Shields; Vance Warns of Further Steps** - Iranians offer to stand next to power plants as human shields; Vice President Vance says Trump may take further steps if Iran refuses demands.
- 3 (02:03) **Artemis II Crew Heads Home After Circling the Moon** - NASA astronauts begin return journey after traveling more than a quarter-million miles, the farthest any human spaceflight mission has gone.
- 4 (03:00) **Georgia Special Runoff Election and Wisconsin Supreme Court Race** - A special runoff election in a deeply Republican Georgia Congressional district; GOP leaders work to keep the seat.
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- 7 (04:34) **Wall Street Update** - The Dow is down 400 points at this hour.
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