Members of the National Guard stand nearby as demonstrators wave flags and hold banners during a protest against US military action in Iran near the White House in Washington, DC, on April 8, 2026. On April 7, US President Donald Trump warned that "a whole civilization will die" in Iran if the country does not heed his midnight cutoff to open the Strait of Hormuz, as Tehran reported US-Israeli attacks on its infrastructure were already underway. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

A person holds a flag reading "Jesus saves" as demonstrators wave Iranian flags during a protest against US military action in Iran outside the White House in Washington, DC, on April 8, 2026. On April 7, US President Donald Trump warned that "a whole civilization will die" in Iran if the country does not heed his midnight cutoff to open the Strait of Hormuz, as Tehran reported US-Israeli attacks on its infrastructure were already underway. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

Demonstrators hold a banner reading "no war with Iran" during a protest against US military action in Iran near the White House in Washington, DC, on April 8, 2026. On April 7, US President Donald Trump warned that "a whole civilization will die" in Iran if the country does not heed his midnight cutoff to open the Strait of Hormuz, as Tehran reported US-Israeli attacks on its infrastructure were already underway. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

A person holds a flag reading "Jesus saves" as demonstrators wave Iranian flags during a protest against US military action in Iran outside the White House in Washington, DC, on April 8, 2026. On April 7, US President Donald Trump warned that "a whole civilization will die" in Iran if the country does not heed his midnight cutoff to open the Strait of Hormuz, as Tehran reported US-Israeli attacks on its infrastructure were already underway. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 08: U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick talks on the phone as he walks across the White House grounds on April 08, 2026 in Washington, DC. U.S. President Donald Trump is set to hold the Freedom 250 Goodwill Reception at the White House Wednesday evening. (Photo by Heather Diehl/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 08: U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick talks on the phone as he walks across the White House grounds on April 08, 2026 in Washington, DC. U.S. President Donald Trump is set to hold the Freedom 250 Goodwill Reception at the White House Wednesday evening. (Photo by Heather Diehl/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 08: U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick talks on the phone as he walks across the White House grounds on April 08, 2026 in Washington, DC. U.S. President Donald Trump is set to hold the Freedom 250 Goodwill Reception at the White House Wednesday evening. (Photo by Heather Diehl/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 08: U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick talks on the phone as he walks across the White House grounds on April 08, 2026 in Washington, DC. U.S. President Donald Trump is set to hold the Freedom 250 Goodwill Reception at the White House Wednesday evening. (Photo by Heather Diehl/Getty Images)