US President Donald Trump updates progress in the Iran war during a televised address on Wednesday night from the White House. (Photo: AFP)WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Wednesday made his case for attacking Iran in his first nationwide address more than a month into the war, insisting the United States was close to victory as his approval rating sinks. In an evening speech from the White House, Trump broke little new ground on how the war would end and vowed two to three weeks further of “extremely hard” strikes against Iran. “Over the next two to three weeks, we are going to bring them back to the Stone Ages, where they belong,” Trump said. The countries that “receive oil through the Hormuz Strait must take care of that passage,” Trump said, urging them to “build up some delayed courage.”

Source: Bangkok Post April 02, 2026 03:30 UTC