U.S. president Donald Trump, in his first primetime address since the start of the war

U.S. president Donald Trump, in his first primetime address since the start of the war, says that U.S. forces will soon "finish the job" and that objectives are "nearing completion". However, he also says that the U.S. would hit them "extremely hard" within the next 2–3 weeks if a deal is not reached to end the war.

The development was among the significant world stories being followed from World. Contemporary coverage attributed the principal details to AFP via The Daily Star on 1 April 2026.

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