WASHINGTON — House Democrats unsuccessfully attempted to pass a resolution to halt Donald Trump’s war with Iran on Thursday — a response to the president’s shocking threat two days earlier to annihilate “a whole civilization.

The military campaign has killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, sunk at least 10 Iranian warships and struck more than 1,000 targets.

President Donald Trump sought to ratchet up pressure on Iran to cut a deal as the two sides prepared for direct talks in Pakistan to turn their fragile truce into a lasting peace.

The president has threatened massive U.S. attacks on civilian infrastructure and brushed off concerns about possible war crimes ahead of his 8 p.m. ET deadline. The U.S. Embassy in Manama, Bahrain has directed all of their U.