President Donald Trump speaks about the Iran war from the Cross Hall of the White House on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Washington.
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President Donald Trump said on Wednesday (April 1, 2026) that the United States is “nearing completion” of its objectives in the war against Iran and hailed American forces for scoring “overwhelming victories” in the conflict.
“Tonight, I’m pleased to say that these core strategic objectives are nearing completion,” Mr. Trump said in his first prime-time address since the start of the conflict in late February.
“In these past four weeks, our armed forces have delivered swift, decisive, overwhelming victories on the battlefield — victories like few people have ever seen before,” he said.
Mr. Trump said on Wednesday that Washington will strike Iran “extremely hard” over the next two to three weeks and hit the country into the “Stone Ages.”
“We are going to hit them extremely hard over the next two to three weeks. We are going to bring them back to the Stone Ages, where they belong,” Mr. Trump said.
(With inputs from AFP)
Published – April 02, 2026 07:07 am IST
