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Might the war in Iran be nearing an end? President Trump says it could and soon
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Good morning, I'm Craig DeGrelli. Ahead of a primetime address tonight, Trump said Tuesday the United States could wrap up its offensive in Iran within two to three weeks
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He also said reopening the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world's most critical oil routes, is quote, not for us
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I think we're two or three weeks. We'll leave. There's no reason for us to do this. Look
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problem with the strait, a guy can take a mine, drop it in the water and say, oh, it's unsafe
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It's not like you're taking out an army or you're taking out a country or you can drop it. Or you
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can take a machine gun from the shore and shoot a little few bullets on a ship or maybe an over
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the shoulder, small missiles, that's not for us. That'll be for France. That'll be for whoever's
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using the strain. But I think when we leave, probably that's all cleared up
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Even as he talks about exiting, the U.S. is ramping up its military presence
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Thousands of additional troops are heading to the region. The aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush
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deployed Tuesday along with three destroyers, part of a strike group of more than 6,000 sailors
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Trump's April 6th deadline for Iran to reopen the strait or face strikes on power plants
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still stands this morning. Iran's foreign minister fired back, saying Tehran will keep fighting
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and rejects U.S. threats. And as Trump tells allies struggling with oil supplies that the U.S
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won't step in, saying they were, quote, not there for us. British Prime Minister Keir
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Starmer says the UK will host an international conference this week to address the strait
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Starmer says 35 countries have signed on
