Trump was furious: What happened in the White House three hours before the ultimatum to 'destroy the whole civilization' expired?
Less than three hours before the 8 p.m. deadline, which US President Donald Trump set for Iran to reach an agreement or face his apocalyptic warning of death and destruction, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Kean, the two highest military officials in the country, were called to the White House.

TL;DR
- US President Donald Trump imposed a deadline on Iran for reaching an agreement.
- Failure to reach an agreement would result in an 'apocalyptic warning of death and destruction'.
- Less than three hours before the 8 p.m. deadline, the Secretary of Defense and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff were summoned to the White House.
- The two officials are the highest-ranking military officials in the country.