Iran, Trump and war
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Oil shocks crippled past presidencies. The Iran war is putting Trump into the danger zone.
President Trump indicated the Iran war may wrap up "very soon" and he could abandon efforts to force Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, as the war pushed U.S. gas prices over the $4 mark.
The White House promised an “important update” on Iran, in what is set to be the president’s first prime-time address since the U.S. and Israeli assault began.
The U.S. president will address the nation at 9 p.m. Eastern Time, or 9 a.m. Singapore/Hong Kong time.
The regime shows no sign of unraveling, and the people who have replaced senior leaders are known as equally hard-line or arguably even more militant than their predecessors, according to Western officials and experts on Iran.
A plan briefed to Trump last week to insert ground forces to remove Iran’s nuclear material would be a very difficult endeavor of a type never before attempted in wartime.
Trump says he expects the U.S. war with Iran to end within several weeks despite unrelenting attacks from both sides and Iran's iron grip on the Strait of Hormuz.
The president said that Iran’s new leadership has “just asked the United States of America for a CEASEFIRE!”