US EditionTrump uses Iran war address to urge an increasingly skeptical electorate to give him a bit more time
Trump said the United States will keep striking Iran as oil prices rise and Asian stocks fall, while offering few details on negotiations or an endgame.
- On Wednesday, President Donald Trump delivered an address vowing the U.S. will continue striking Iran hard for two or three weeks, promising to "finish the job" despite the conflict entering its 32nd day.
- Trump's primary stated objective remains ensuring Iran will "never have a nuclear weapon," though he has grown more cautious about deploying ground troops to secure the country's nearly 1,000 pounds of highly enriched uranium buried under rubble.
- About 59% of Americans say military action has been excessive, while Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., said Trump's speech was "grounded in a reality that only exists in Donald Trump's mind," offering no plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
- Amid rising oil prices, Trump suggested European allies "buy oil from the United States of America" and "build up some delayed courage" to help secure the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran has effectively choked off.
- Additional warships are deploying to the Middle East as Iranian forces continue landing effective blows on Gulf infrastructure and U.S. bases, undercutting Trump's assertion that military objectives have been achieved.
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On Wednesday night, President Donald Trump delivered a national address in which he attempted to alleviate fears about the war in Iran and the struggling economy. He was never going to convince his political opponents on the left, but judging by reactions, he may too have lost support on the right as well.According to Scott McConnell, journalist and co-founder of the American Conservative, “Trump’s rambling Iran address was full of wishful think…
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Trump uses Iran war address to urge an increasingly skeptical electorate to give him a bit more time
President Donald Trump has used his first major address since launching his war in Iran to assure Americans all his military objectives will be completed “shortly” and urge a skeptical electorate to give him more time.
Trump uses Iran war address to urge increasingly skeptical electorate to give him bit more time
But the Republican president's promise to “finish the job” hardly built confidence with a jittery market as oil prices surged and Asian stocks fell as he vowed that the US will continue to hit Iran very hard.
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