STORY: :: Trump threatens to hit Iran 'back to the Stone Ages' in prime-time address
:: Washington, D.C./April 1, 2026
"I can say tonight that we are on track to complete all of America's military objectives shortly. Very shortly, we are going to hit them extremely hard over the next 2 to 3 weeks. We're going to bring them back to the Stone Ages where they belong."
"Many Americans have been concerned to see the recent rise in gasoline prices here at home. This 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. This is yet more proof that Iran can never be trusted with nuclear weapons"
"And the country has been eviscerated and essentially is really no longer a threat. They were the bully of the Middle East, but they are the bully no longer."
Trump, facing a war-wary American public and sliding approval ratings, said the U.S. had destroyed Iran's navy and air force, and crippled its ballistic missile and nuclear programs.
He added that the U.S. would continue to hit targets in the Islamic Republic over the next two to three weeks.
Trump and his advisers have offered shifting explanations and timelines for the conflict, now in its fifth week. Some allies are pushing the president to assuage growing concerns among Americans, most of whom oppose the conflict and are upset at rising gasoline prices due to disruptions in the global oil supply.
