US-Iran Conflict: Only POTUS knows where things stand, what he will do, says White House Press Secretary

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told news agency ANI on Tuesday that the Iranian regime has until 8 pm ET (5:30 am in India the next day) "to meet the moment and make a deal" with the US.

"Only the President knows where things stand and what he will do," said Leavitt.

The statement followed with a few hours left until the end of Trump's deadline when he has threatened to target Iran's infrastructure unless Tehran reaches a deal on reopening the Strait of Hormuz.

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Earlier on Tuesday, the US president said that a "whole civilisation will die tonight" if Iran does not strike a deal on the US terms.

Bahrain's draft resolution on opening the Strait of Hormuz at the UN Security Council was not approved, with China and Russia vetoing the anti-Iran resolution.

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