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Instant Reaction: Trump Threatens to Escalate Iran War in Primetime Speech | Balance of Power
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18:24Now PlayingPresident Donald Trump said the war in Iran is “very close” to completion, even as he signaled strikes could escalate in the near term.
Trump in a rare prime-time address on Wednesday cast the war as a success, saying the operation had nearly achieved its military goals, including destroying Iranian ballistic missiles and drones, air force, navy and industrial base. He said those steps would prevent Tehran’s proxies from destabilizing the region and cut off the country’s path to nuclear weapons.
“Tonight I’m pleased to say that these core strategic objectives are nearing completion,” Trump said from the White House in a roughly 20-minute speech. “We are going to finish the job. and we’re going to finish it very fast, we’re getting very close.”
The speech came as the president is grasping for an off-ramp in a conflict that has quickly slipped out of control.
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