Trump Claims Iran War Nears Completion While Bombing Rages
Key Takeaways
- Trump says Iran war could end in two to three weeks.
- US hits Iran extremely hard over the next two to three weeks.
- Trump delivered a White House address on the Iran war.
Trump Declares War Nears End
Trump claimed the Iran war was nearing completion.
“United States President Donald Trump has said Tehran does not have to make a deal for him to end the US-Israel war on Iran, adding that the conflict could end in two to three weeks, as Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said he has no faith in talks with Washington”
He promised to hit Iran extremely hard over the next two to three weeks.
The US-Israeli bombing campaign continued to strike civilian and industrial sites across Iran.
Time reported Trump was privately unsettled as only 27% of Americans approved.
Bombing Continues As Trump Speaks
US-Israeli strikes continued to target hospitals, mosques, farms, schools, and civilian infrastructure.
Al Jazeera reported the pharmaceutical raw materials unit of Tofigh Daru in Tehran was hit.
A hospital in Ahvaz was forced to evacuate after a neighboring building was hit.
The contradiction between Trump's rhetoric and reality was stark.
Opposition Grows at Home
Susie Wiles urged aides to be more forthright with Trump about the risks.
“In a 19-minute address from the White House, President Trump said the U”
The longer the war dragged on, the more it threatened public support.
Democrats demanded emergency briefings on the war's legal basis.
Trump sought to frame the war as an investment in the country's children.
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