'A whole civilisation will die tonight': Trump's Iran threat shows anger & desperation, analyst says (youtube.com)
Does anyone care about his words at this point? 'We'll wait and see how Iran responds to this message.' If Iran doesn't respond how Trump wants, will he be seen as just throwing out idle threats again?
Iran says they don't want the ceasefire Trump wants. Iran wants only an end to the war, and there can't be a cessation of attacks while there is still a Threat to Iran from the US/Israel side. Iran also says they want acknoledgement of its right to enrich uranium, which Trump (and probably all US leaders) said he won't allow. All Iran has to bargain with is opening Hormuz, but even when they open it they'll charge $2m per vessel to pass through (to be shared between Iran and Oman), which they frame as compensation for the attacks on Iran instead of seeking cash war damages from the aggressors.