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It was the latest in a series of attempts by Donald Trump to allay voter and investor worries about the war's duration, oil and gas supply and the cost of living concerns.
Washington, DC – When the White House announced that Donald Trump would be making a speech to the nation about the war on Iran, it was expected that the United States president would make a major announcement.
The vice chair of Florida’s Democratic Party who was reportedly planning a run for Congress was found dead in her home Wednesday morning and her husband was arrested in connection with the suspected domestic violence incident.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump insisted Wednesday that the United States was nearing victory in Iran as he laid out his case more than a month into a war that has sent his approval rating tumbling.
The remarks come after Trump said the conflict is ‘very close’ to completion, while signalling plans for fresh attacks in the coming days
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Washington: There was almost nothing new in Donald Trump’s live address to the nation (and the world) about the war against Iran. Whatever questions you had at 11.59am on Thursday AEDT, you would have still had at 12.20pm, too.
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Donald Trump offered nothing new in an address that was expected to provide clarity. (REUTERS: Alex Brandon)
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the U.K. will host an international diplomatic conference this week on ways to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Asked about U.S. President Donald Trump’s comment to the Daily Telegraph newspaper that he is considering pulling out of NATO, Starmer said Britain is “fully committed …
In his first national address since launching the Iran war, President Donald Trump said U.S. forces are “on track to complete” their mission soon, as the “core strategic objectives are nearing completion. Still, he vowed heavy strikes would continue.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said US forces will “finish the job” in Iran soon as “core strategic objectives are nearing completion,” offering a full-throated defense of the war Wednesday night in his first national address since the conflict began more than a month ago.
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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill, Friday, March 27, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)
Migrants deported months ago by the United States to El Salvador under the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown arrive at Simon Bolívar International Airport, in Maiquetia, Venezuela, July 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos, File)
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El presidente Donald Trump sostiene una orden ejecutiva recién firmada en el Despacho Oval de la Casa Blanca, el martes 31 de marzo de 2026, en Washington. (AP Foto/Alex Brandon)
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President Donald Trump speaks about the Iran war from the Cross Hall of the White House on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- US President Donald Trump has been fuming about NATO, musing about leaving the alliance, ratcheting up his criticism of European leaders and exposing a wider rift in the trans-Atlantic alliance -- this time over the Iran war.
US president’s apparent decision to leave highly enriched uranium in hands of regime creates a more risky scenario than before the war began, experts say
South Korean stocks dropped over 3 percent late Thursday morning after US President Donald Trump warned that the United States would strike Iran "extremely hard" over the next few weeks.
Washington: US President Donald Trump sought on Wednesday night (Washington time) to explain his rationale for the war against Iran at a pivotal moment at home and abroad, but he offered few new details as he amasses extraordinary executive authority to prosecute the military operation.
US President Donald Trump revealed on Wednesday that the US only launched its war on Iran to assist its partners in the region, a statement that likely references a long-held Israeli bid for Washington to attack Tehran.
President Donald Trump holds a signed executive order in the Oval Office of the White House Tuesday, March 31, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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The Israeli military said air defences were responding to an Iranian missile salvo, shortly after US President Donald Trump delivered an address.
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US President Donald Trump has urged countries that buy oil from the Middle East to unblock the Strait of Hormuz by force unless Iran reopens the vital shipping route to all vessels.
US President Donald Trump said Wednesday the United States will hit Iran "extremely hard" over the next two to three weeks, while highlighting that its "core strategic" military objectives in the war against the Islamic Republic are "nearing completion."
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US President Donald Trump in his address said countries that receive oil through the Strait of Hormuz should show "courage" and seize the key waterway.
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“Survivor” fans are fuming after President Donald Trump’s speech interrupted the CBS series’ extra-long merge episode.
President Trump vowed to bomb the Iranian regime “back to the stone ages” during his primetime address to the nation Wednesday.“Thanks to the progress we’ve made, I can say tonight that we are on track to complete all of America’s military objectives shortly, very shortly,” Trump said.
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‘Never in the history of warfare has an enemy suffered such clear and large-scale losses in a matter of weeks’, US president says