WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump said U.S. forces will "finish the job" in Iran soon as "core strategic objectives are nearing completion," offering a full-throated defense of the war Wednesday night in his first national address since the conflict began more than a month ago.
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President Trump predicted the US could end its military operation in Iran within two or three weeks – and once again warned of strikes on Tehran’s infrastructure if a peace deal isn’t reached.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said U.S. forces will “finish the job” in Iran soon as “core strategic objectives are nearing completion,” offering a full-throated defense of the war Wednesday night in his first national address since the conflict began more than a month ago.
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump said U.S. forces will "finish the job" in Iran soon as "core strategic objectives are nearing completion," offering a full-throated defense of the war Wednesday night in his first national address since the conflict began more than a month ago.
President Trump said that U.S. military objectives in Iran are nearing completion, but warned that Iran will be hit “extremely hard” over the next two to three weeks. He also said countries that rely on oil moving through the Strait of Hormuz should take the lead in securing the waterway.
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President Trump addressed the nation Wednesday night to outline his objectives for the war in Iran, discuss the military's progress to date and announce the war there is "nearing completion."
Trump announced the U.S. military's core objectives in Iran are nearing completion, and over the next two to three weeks, Iran will be sent "back to the stone ages."
