President Trump said in a prime time address that the U.S. was close to ending its war in Iran but would spend the next two to three weeks bombing the country "back to the stone ages."
The big picture: Trump said that if a deal to end the war cannot be reached, the U.S. would bomb all of Iran's power plants and its oil fields, moves that would have devastating consequences for Iran's civilian population and the future of the country, while likely inciting retaliation on America's allies in the region.
- The threat is likely in part an attempt to convince Iran's leaders to agree to a deal.
- The U.S. has told Iran, through mediators, that it is interested in a ceasefire in exchange for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
- But Trump also laid out a darker scenario for Iran and the global economy: the U.S. could leave the Strait of Hormuz closed and bomb Iran's civilian infrastructure before concluding the war.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
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