Iran War Dispatches with Tim Mak

Iran War Dispatches with Tim Mak

NEWSFLASH: Trump threatens war crimes on ‘Hell’ day

“A whole civilization will die tonight,” he wrote. Already: strikes on Kharg Island and Israeli threats to Iranian railways.

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Jacqueline Cole
Apr 07, 2026
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Editor’s note:

With Trump threatening to end Iranian civilization tonight, today will be a news day worth following: subscribe to Iran War Dispatches.

The words of the U.S. president on the morning of April 7: “A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again.”

After the paywall:

- What has Trump’s “Hell” day brought so far?

- What is Kharg Island, and why should I care about it being attacked?

- How is Iran responding?

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