US denies nuclear plan as deadline on threat to Iran ‘civilisation’ looms

Trump’s threat to kill ‘whole civilisation’ and comments from VP Vance have raised fears the White House is rattling the nuclear sabre. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/7/us-denies-nuclear-plan-as-deadline-on-threat-to-iran-civilisation-looms 

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/white-house-denies-it-considering-using-nuclear-weapons-iran

 https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/iran-israel-war-news-us-nuclear-weapons-donald-trump-deadline-strait-of-hormuz-kharg-island-11324810 

https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-nuclear-weapon-iran-fears-social-media-11793319 

https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260407-cyber-nuclear-invasion-what-is-trump-threatening-in-iran 

https://www.ucs.org/about/news/trumps-war-against-iran-raises-nuclear-risks

https://www.csis.org/analysis/trump-may-seize-irans-nuclear-stockpile-why-airstrikes-alone-arent-enough 

https://www.wired.com/story/us-iran-war-nuclear-extraction-ground-operation/ 

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-faces-his-most-difficult-iran-war-decision-will-he-deploy-u-s-troops-to-seize-uranium 

https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/trumps-best-options-iran-limited-strikes-and-continued-military-economic-and

https://www.armscontrol.org/act/2019-06/focus/trumps-failing-iran-policy