Tehran, Iran – United States President Donald Trump says daily life could be different for more than 90 million Iranians on Wednesday, after his deadline for Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz expires. Trump says that Iran’s electricity, bridges, and other critical infrastructure will be bombed if it does not open the vital waterway, despite the deliberate targeting of civilian infrastructure being a violation of international law.In the last hours before the 8pm US Eastern Time (23:00 GMT) deadline approaches, Iranians are left to worry about the consequences of attacks that Trump has threatened would be the death of “a whole civilisation“.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list“We all know he’s crazy enough to do it. He doesn’t care as long as he believes it serves his interest,” a resident of Tehran said about Trump. The US president has been making apocalyptic threats as the war on Iran, which began with joint US and Israeli strikes at the end of February, expands.“I’ve been smoking more and haven’t been sleeping well over the past few nights,” he told Al Jazeera, asking to remain anonymous due to security concerns. He also said he has been preparing for potential blackouts over the coming days through what limited action can be taken.That incl …
