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Iran war live: Trump says ‘whole civilisation will die’ in threat to Iran
As Trump’s deadline for Iran to open Hormuz nears, Tehran says will respond in kind to attacks on civilian facilities.
Iran war live updates: Trump warns 'entire civilisation will die' if Iran ultimatum expires
US President Donald Trump's deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz will expire at 10am AEST.
Hours before that deadline, Mr Trump posted on social media that: "A whole civilisation will die tonight, never to be brought back again."
He has threatened to strike civilian infrastructure, including power plants and bridges, if the Islamic Republic does not cooperate with his demands.
The UN rights chief has warned that deliberate attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure is considered "a war crime".
"Under international law, deliberately attacking civilians and civilian infrastructure is a war crime," Volker Turk said in a statement.
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How might the Strait of Hormuz be reopened? Here are 3 scenarios
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The Strait of Hormuz crisis has reached a critical juncture. President Donald Trump has demanded Iran reopen the strait or the United States will further intensify its military assault.
While the strait has not been totally closed to shipping, it has been substantially disrupted and transits have effectively slowed to a trickle. The strait is economically and strategically unique due to the access it provides to the Persian Gulf from which there is no exit point. All shipping passes in and out a single waterway.
The key navigational choke point borders Iran to the north and Oman to the south. It’s only 29 nautical miles wide (53 kilometres) and consists of two-mile-wide (just over three kilometres) navigable channels for inbound and outbound shipping as well as a two-mile-wide buffer zone. This is all in Iranian waters.
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