Overview
- President Trump told Fox’s Bret Baier on Tuesday that “8 p.m. is happening,” with plans moving unless talks produce a concrete step.
- Trump’s morning post warned that “a whole civilization will die tonight” and threatened strikes on civilian sites such as power plants and bridges.
- Iran cut direct channels with the U.S. after the post, complicating efforts by cease-fire mediators to keep talks alive before the deadline.
- Fox hosts said Trump does not bluff and treated the deadline as real, while critics called the threat unlawful and some urged the 25th Amendment.
- Forbes reported U.S. forces hit Iranian military targets earlier Tuesday, and any wider fight could choke oil shipped through the Strait of Hormuz.