Trump Backs Down From Threat of “Whole Civilization” Dying Tonight
Erin Burnett OutFront
CNN
3.9 • 715 Ratings
🗓️ 8 April 2026
⏱️ 47 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | Out front next, the breaking news, Trump stands down at the 11th hour, literally, moments before his deadline amid threats of obliterating a whole civilization. |
| 0:12.4 | Iran at this moment, though, has still not responded, and we are awaiting word from Tehran. |
| 0:17.5 | Plus, Mago revolting some of the same people instrumental to Trump's election now calling |
| 0:22.4 | to invoke the 25th Amendment, removing him from office. And Russia and China backing Iran on the |
| 0:28.5 | world stage, betting against Trump in his war. Let's go out front. And good evening, I'm Aaron |
| 0:36.7 | Burnett. And out front tonight, we have this breaking news just coming in, as I said, literally at the 11th hour, Trump backing down after threatening that a, quote, whole civilization will die tonight never to be brought back again. Horrific and unacceptable words, which just moments ago at the 11th hour before his deadline, Trump now has |
| 0:56.7 | essentially rescinded, obviously not deleting the post, but changing the outlook, saying subject to the |
| 1:01.4 | Islamic Republic of Iran agreeing to the complete, immediate and safe opening of the Strait of Hormuz, |
| 1:06.8 | I agreed to suspend the bombing and attack of Iran for a period of two weeks. |
| 1:12.7 | This will be a double-sided ceasefire. |
| 1:17.7 | Now, it's important to note that the ceasefire is based on Iran opening the Strait of Hormuz, right? |
| 1:22.0 | And Iran has not, as I said yet formally, we're awaiting words from Tehran, but I have not responded to this and to what Trump is calling a double-sided ceasefire. |
| 1:27.1 | Up until this moment, the president of the United States, who is right now inside the Oval Office, had made a horrific threat against the 93 million people living in Iran. |
| 1:36.7 | Word of the ceasefire is coming as explosions meantime were heard in the UAE in Qatar and in Bahrain. Saudi Arabia says it intercepted five missiles fired towards |
| 1:45.5 | the eastern region of the country moments before Trump announced the ceasefire. Elena, Trina is out front |
| 1:50.6 | live outside the White House. And Elena, what more are you learning about this and, you know, |
| 1:57.5 | where we are in this, how real this is, and what it actually entails. |
| 2:04.1 | Yeah, look, I think your question is the big one, this idea of whether or not Iran has actually |
| 2:08.8 | agreed to this. |
| 2:10.4 | That's what the president says. |
| 2:12.0 | This entire two-week ceasefires really based on that Iran will agree to immediately reopening the |
| 2:19.5 | Strait of Hormuz, at least for this two-week period where they say negotiations are going |
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