Anthony Albanese's stern response after Donald Trump threatened to destroy 'whole civilisation' in Iran

Published: 02:46, 8 April 2026 | Updated: 02:58, 8 April 2026 Anthony Albanese has claimed Donald Trump's comment was not appropriate after the US president warned Iran's 'whole civilisation will die'. Trump threatened deadly strikes on all of Iran's plants and bridges if the country failed to meet his deadline to restore shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. The US President told his followers on Truth Social: 'A whole civilisation will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don't want that to happen, but it probably will.' A two week ceasefire was then announced between the US and Iran, 90 minutes before Trump's deadline was due to expire. During an appearance on Sky News on Wednesday morning, Albanese was questioned about Trump's rhetoric, and said he didn't 'think it was appropriate to use language such as that from the President of the United States'.  He added: 'And I think it will cause some concern.' Albanese continued: 'We've said the conduct of any conflict must be within international law, that includes making sure that civilians not party to the conflict are given every protection possible.' Anthony Albanese has claimed Donald Trump's comment was not appropriate after the US president warned Iran's 'whole civilisation would die' The prime minister refused to go as far as suggesting that Trump's threat amounted to a war crime, but called on the parties involved to de-escalate the conflict. 'Look, it's a long step between a tweet and that suggestion. What we have called for is a de-escalation and that is what has occurred. That's a good thing,' he said. He also wouldn't be drawn on if Australia's alliance with the US was undermined by Trump's handling of the Iran war. 'The relationship between our two nations is a relationship, on many levels, between leaders and I've had a constructive relationship with President Trump - but it's also between our armed forces, between our economics and between business people and people-to-people links as well,' he said. 'We are two great democracies and that will continue into the future.' No comments have so far been submitted. Why not be the first to send us your thoughts, or debate this issue live on our message boards. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.