'They're animals': Trump doubles down on threat to destroy Iran's critical infrastructure

'They're animals': Trump doubles down on threat to destroy Iran's critical infrastructure Submitted by Yasmine El-Sabawi on Mon, 04/06/2026 - 17:12 The US president pushed back on suggestions this would be a war crime US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters during the 2026 Easter Egg Roll at the White House in Washington on 6 April 2026 (Nathan Howard/Reuters) Off US President Donald Trump has doubled down on his threat to "obliterate" Iran's critical infrastructure, which could include its energy, communications and water systems, if Tehran doesn't agree to his preconditions for a deal by 8pm local time in Washington on Tuesday. Thus far, Iran has rejected Trump's offers , maintaining that it still has significant leverage in the war. "We are obliterating that country, and I hate to do it, but we're obliterating [them] and they just don't want to say 'uncle'.