Iran's recent social media post mocked Donald Trump, claiming he has bowed down before their civilization, shortly after a two-week ceasefire was established between the US and Iran.

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‘If it's Iran's oil he wants, the last thing he will do is contaminate the country with radioactive fallout,' one expert told Metro.

On Tuesday, the US president ramped up his threats against Iran, ominously declaring that ‘a whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again’.

Trump’s threat to kill ‘whole civilization’ and comments from VP have raised fears.