President Trump is set to address the nation tonight to give an update on the current military operations in Iran.
Trump’s speech is expected to begin at 9 p.m. EST.
The New York Times reported what to expect from Trump’s speech:
In a prime-time address to the nation on Wednesday evening, President Trump is expected to describe the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran as a major success and reiterate his suggestion that the war could end in two to three weeks.
ADVERTISEMENTMr. Trump’s address from the White House comes as he has offered conflicting messages this week about his objectives for the war, which has caused economic fallout across the globe and hundreds of deaths in Iran and other countries in the region.
With the war in its fifth week, Mr. Trump and his aides have increasingly suggested he sees an opening for claiming to have achieved the military objectives in Iran and pulling out of the conflict. Mr. Trump’s inclination to wind down the offensive comes as Iran has indicated it is not currently willing to engage in serious negotiations, believing Mr. Trump to be untrustworthy, and that it is in a strong position in the war, according to U.S. officials.
Earlier on Wednesday, Mr. Trump told Reuters he no longer cared about the enriched uranium that Tehran still possessed because it was buried deep underground. That statement was sharply at odds with his argument that a main goal of the war was to prevent Iran from being able to produce an atomic bomb.
The contradictions have not ended there.
Mr. Trump wrote on social media Wednesday that he would not consider a cease-fire until the Strait of Hormuz was open, a day after he said that the U.S. military campaign would be over “very soon” and that Iran’s closure of the strait was for other countries to resolve.
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