Houston Iranian-Americans react to Trump’s ‘civilization will die’ warning to Iran

As tensions escalate between the United States and Iran, some Iranian-Americans in Houston say they support efforts to remove Iran’s current regime but are concerned about how that message is being delivered. President Donald Trump drew attention after posting on social media that “a whole civilization will die tonight” if Iran does not meet his demands, including reopening the Strait of Hormuz and agreeing to what he described as total regime change. For Nooshin M., an Iranian-American in Houston, the message was alarming, but she believes it may not reflect the president’s true intent.