President Donald Trump declared in a speech to the nation on Wednesday evening that the United States was “close to fulfilling” their strategic objectives in Iran, particularly in preventing Tehran from possessing a nuclear weapon.
This was the first time the American president addressed the nation since the beginning of the war in the Middle East. Wednesday night, Donald Trump stated that the United States was “close to fulfilling” their strategic objectives in Iran, especially to prevent Tehran from possessing a nuclear weapon.
Donald Trump said that Iran will be relentlessly struck for another two to three weeks. “And tonight, I am happy to say that these fundamental strategic objectives are close to being achieved,” declared the American president from the White House. “We will hit them extremely hard over the next two to three weeks. We will bring them back to the Stone Age, where they belong. In the meantime, discussions continue,” he also stated.
During his twenty-minute speech, the American president also threatened to destroy the power grid, and more broadly all energy infrastructure, if current negotiations with key representatives and leaders of the Iranian regime do not quickly lead to a resolution.
Explaining that American oil does not depend on supplies passing through Iran, Donald Trump also asked countries dependent on the Strait of Hormuz, blocked since the beginning of the war on February 28, to “take care of it,” while ensuring that he did not want to “abandon” his allies in the Gulf countries. “Go to the strait, take it, protect it, use it,” declared the American president, who criticizes many NATO allies for not coming to the aid of the United States.
Context: – President Trump’s speech was focused on the current situation with Iran and the strategic objectives of the United States in the region.
Fact Check: – The claim that the United States is close to fulfilling their strategic objectives in Iran needs further verification as it is a statement made by President Trump without specific details.
