Trump’s Iran rhetoric on wiping out civilization faces deep backlash

[Julia Manchester, Mallory Wilson]

President Trump’s extraordinary rhetoric threatening Iran’s civilization faced a severe backlash Tuesday amid conflicting signals over whether he was poised to make a deal with Tehran or intensify the U.S. bombing campaign. Trump warned early Tuesday that “a whole civilization will die tonight” unless “something revolutionary wonderful” occurs. Tuesday evening, there were signs that Trump…

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