The Iranian regime has until 8 PM Eastern Time to seize the opportunity and reach an agreement with the United States," White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt told Al Jazeera. She added that "only the president knows what the situation is and what he will do." The U.S. leader issued this sharp threat 12 hours before the deadline for Iran to agree to a deal that includes reopening the Strait of Hormuz or face punitive strikes. Specifically, the deadline expires in seven to eight hours. The UN human rights chief condemned inflammatory rhetoric in the Middle East war, warning that deliberate attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure are war crimes. The White House denied that Vice President JD Vance's statements about a military operation in Iran contained any hint of a U.S. nuclear attack on the Islamic Republic. After Vance said that U.S. forces have tools they have not yet decided to use to carry out Donald Trump's dramatic ultimatum, the White House responded on X: "Literally nothing Vance said here 'implies' this, you are complete fools."