Is something moving? We have been at war against Iran for more than a month, days full of death and destruction and, also, ups and downs on the part of the president of the United States. But in the last few hours it seems that there may be important news, now there is: this morning, the Republican said that . And, next, he announced that he will appear with a message to the nation, this Wednesday.
It will be at nine at night, Washington time (three in the morning in Madrid) when the president offers, he says, an “important update” on the war, as announced on social networks by the White House press secretary, Karoline Leavitt. He did not offer further details on what Trump is expected to say.
The president spoke about the war in a telephone interview with Tuesday morning, saying that “we are doing very well” and that the conflict “is coming to an end.” He later told reporters that he expects the US to “abandon” Iran in two or three weeks, adding that Iran does not have to reach a deal with the White House for the war to end.
All of this comes just a day after Trump said he was negotiating with Iran and that progress had been made, while threatening to destroy Iranian infrastructure if a deal was not reached to end the war and reopen the . Iran has declared that there are no negotiations with the United States.
Not very sustainable
. Thirteen U.S. service members have been killed and nearly 350 wounded since the U.S. and Israeli strikes began on Feb. 28, according to a U.S. official familiar with the operations. Trump has been repeatedly offered alternatives to ending the war but has rejected them all, his advisers say.
In the US, consumers are suffering the economic consequences of the conflict. The average price of a gallon of gasoline surpassed $4 on Tuesday, reaching its highest level since 2022, as Iran continues to tighten its control over the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of the world’s oil transits.
Americans have expressed anger over high oil prices, and polls show voters are dissatisfied with Trump’s economic management.
Trump’s last prime-time address to the nation was in December, when he defended his economic management.
