US EditionTrump says 'core strategic objectives' in Iran war are nearing completion
Trump said U.S. forces have delivered overwhelming battlefield gains and will keep striking Iran hard for two to three more weeks.
- On Wednesday, President Donald Trump declared U.S. military objectives in Iran are "nearing completion," citing "swift, decisive, overwhelming victories" achieved during Operation Epic Fury over the past month.
- The conflict began on February 28, 2026, when the U.S. and Israel launched a joint attack on Iran, resulting in more than 1,340 deaths, including 13 U.S. service members.
- Trump warned Washington will strike Iran "extremely hard" over the next two to three weeks, while simultaneously urging allies to secure the Strait of Hormuz themselves.
- Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi signaled Tehran's intent to continue fighting, rejecting deadlines and stating, "You cannot speak to the people of Iran in the language of threats."
- Amid reports that thousands of additional U.S. troops are deploying to the Middle East, Brent crude oil prices have surged more than 40% since the war began.
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In his speech to the nation, US President Donald Trump declared that he wanted to intensify the war against Iran in the coming weeks. He wanted to send the Islamic Republic "to the Stone Age, where they belong", he declared at the best broadcast time. He put an end to the war "in two to three weeks' time" in prospect. In his speech at the White House on Wednesday evening (local time), Trump told the war-tired American people that the conflict is…
In his speech to the nation, the U.S. President announces that he is about to reach all strategic goals in the Iran war. At the same time, he announces that "two to three weeks will continue – and in two cases a massive escalation is envisaged.
Trump’s Iran war update ‘fell way short,’ Virginia senators say
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- President Donald Trump addressed the nation about the war in Iran for the first time in four weeks Wednesday night -- and Virginia's senators are unsatisfied with his comments. Trump spoke to the nation the evening of Wednesday, April 1, providing what his team described as an "important update" on the United States' ongoing war with Iran. However, he spent most of his speech repeating ideas he's shared previously over th…
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