Trump’s Iran threat deepens fears of wider war as mediation efforts continue

WASHINGTON: The specter of a wider war has deepened after US President Donald Trump reiterated sweeping threats against Iran, even as he signaled cautious support for Pakistan’s mediation efforts to avert a full-scale conflict. Speaking at a White House news conference on Monday, Trump repeated his familiar assertions about American military supremacy. “The entire country can be taken out in one night, and that night might be tomorrow night,” he said, outlining a scenario in which “every bridge...