“Nous allons les ramener à l’âge de pierre”: Trump assure que l’Iran sera frappé “extrêmement durement” pendant encore deux à trois semaines
The war was necessary, it is almost won, it will soon be over: after a month of conflict and disorderly communication, Donald Trump tried on Tuesday to justify the military operation against Iran to disgruntled Americans.
On February 28, the American president announced the start of the “Epic Fury” offensive with a pre-recorded video, broadcast from his private residence in Florida, wearing a cap and no tie.
On Wednesday, the “commander-in-chief” delivered a solemn address, one that might have been expected at the beginning of the conflict, live from the White House during prime time. “Over the past four weeks, our armed forces have achieved swift, decisive, and overwhelming victories on the battlefield—victories the likes of which few have ever seen before,” the 79-year-old Republican declared.
The speech, which lasted less than twenty minutes, was full of hyperbole, as always with Donald Trump, but on the whole it was much more restrained than his untimely and sometimes contradictory outbursts on the Truth Social network.
No improvisation
The American president appeared to read from his teleprompter throughout, without indulging in the rambling improvisations to which he is accustomed. “Tonight, I am pleased to say that (the) fundamental strategic objectives are close to being achieved,” the American president declared, repeating that the military operation should be completed within two to three weeks.
During this period, Iran will be hit “extremely hard”.
He reiterated that if the ongoing discussions with Iranian leaders were not conclusive, he would strike “each of their power plants very hard and probably simultaneously”.
The soaring price of gasoline? “Short-term”
Donald Trump quickly glossed over the issue that worries Americans and has caused him to plummet in the polls for the past month: the soaring price of gasoline.
This is a “short-term” phenomenon, and the American economy has “never been stronger,” he asserted, maintaining that the country was experiencing “no inflation,” which the figures contradict, and repeating that investments were pouring in.
Donald Trump also reiterated that the United States, an oil exporter, was not dependent on supplies transiting through the Strait of Hormuz, which is blocked by Iran. Countries suffering from the blockade of this strategic waterway must "take care of it," he declared, while promising not to "abandon" his Gulf allies.
No attack against NATO
He refrained from mentioning a possible deployment of ground troops, a very unpopular prospect, and also did not resume, as expected, his virulent attacks against NATO.
Donald Trump also quickly glossed over the issue of Iran's enriched uranium reserves (the "nuclear dust," as he calls it), assuring that they were buried very deeply after the bombings carried out in June 2025 by the United States and suggesting that satellite monitoring would suffice in the immediate future.
Unfavorable polls
Americans, who will vote in a few months in crucial midterm elections, are largely opposed to the conflict. Opinion polls also indicate a sharp decline in support for what was one of the former businessman's key campaign issues.
The proportion of Americans who trust the president to manage the country's economy has fallen to 31% in the latest edition of a CNN/SSRS poll, a low in his entire political career.
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