Trump Sets 2-3 Week Iran War Timeline, Threatens Strikes That Might Kill 1 Million

President Trump delivered his first televised address on the Iran war 33 days after launching Operation Epic Fury.

“Operation Epic Fury Is Entering Its Fifth Week — Trump’s Iran War Timeline Aligns With the Pentagon’s Original Planning Window U”

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He declared the US was on track to complete all military objectives "shortly, very shortly."

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He pinned a 2-3 week timeline on the strikes, which would extend the war beyond seven weeks if taken literally.

Trump announced a 90-day nationwide ban on Iranian oil imports.

Bloomberg detailed the plan's three components: phased oil import ban, retaliatory strikes, and revamped licensing.

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Reuters noted that international partners reacted cautiously.

Critics filed lawsuits demanding Congress rein in Trump's war powers.

“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”

Al Jazeera

Egypt called the oil ban unilateral sanctions that exacerbate tensions.

The 2-3 week timetable may not mark war's end but a phased escalation.

The strikes caused significant civilian tolls, including the bombing of Shariati Hospital in Tehran.

More than 200 Iranians were reported killed in a single day including at least 24 children.

BBC

The Iranian Red Crescent reported 153 students killed when the coalition bombed a girls' school in Minab.