President Donald Trump addressed the nation Wednesday night, saying the United States’ “core strategic objectives” in Iran are “nearing completion” just a month after Operation Epic Fury began and warned that the U.S. will hit Tehran “extremely hard” over the next several weeks.
Trump says Operation Epic Fury is ‘nearing completion’
“Tonight, I’m pleased to say that these core strategic objectives are nearing completion,” the president said, touting the United States military and their “extraordinary” efforts.
“We are systematically dismantling the regime’s ability to threaten America or project power outside of their borders,” Trump said.
“That means eliminating Iran’s navy, which is now absolutely destroyed, hurting their air force and their missile program at levels never seen before, and annihilating their defense industrial base,” the president said Wednesday night.
Trump says rising gas prices in the US are ‘short term’
Since Operation Epic Fury began, gas prices in the United States have increased. The president acknowledged that development, and expressed confidence that those increases are “short term.”
“Many Americans have been concerned to see the recent rise in gasoline prices here at home,” the president said. “The short-term increase has been entirely the result of the Iranian regime launching deranged terror attacks against commercial oil tankers and neighboring countries that have nothing to do with the conflict.”
Trump urges Americans to keep the Iran conflict ‘in perspective’
“It’s very important that we keep this conflict in perspective,” the president said. “American involvement in World War One lasted one year, seven months and five days.”
“World War Two lasted for three years, eight months and 25 days,” he continued. “The Korean War lasted for three years, one month and two days. The Vietnam War lasted for 19 years, five months and 29 days.”
“Iraq went on for eight years, eight months and 28 days,” the president said.
“We are in this military operation, so powerful, so brilliant against one of the most powerful countries for 32 days,” he said. “And the country has been eviscerated and, essentially, is really no longer a threat.”
This is an excerpt from an article by Fox News Digital’s Brooke Singman.
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