Trump on Iran: “A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will.”
April 7th, 2026Trump on Iran just now: "A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will." pic.twitter.com/qifm0ZD5an
— cryptogon (@cryptogon) April 7, 2026

In listening to Nima and John Helmer, it’s almost impossible to take that quote as anything other than literal.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1PqtkZS4Ig
I’ll take Lame-Ass Extreme Scare Tactics for $5, Alex.