Washington:On February 28, US President Donald Trump gave his first big speech to the nation since the conflict with Iran began. He said that American forces had dealt a "decisive" blow to Tehran's military capabilities. He said that the United States would "finish the job" soon, making it clear that the main goals were almost reached. He says that the goal of the campaign is to destroy Iran's missile and naval infrastructure, weaken its regional allies, and make sure it doesn't get a nuclear weapon.
"US is not after Iran's resources"Trump said again that the attack was not caused by Iran's oil wealth or natural resources. Instead, he said, it was necessary to protect partners in the region. "We are now completely free of the Middle East, but we are still there to help." We don't need to be there. We don't need their oil. "We don't need anything they have," he said. Trump also said that the deployment is mostly to help America's friends.
The President also tried to calm people down about rising global fuel prices caused by the problems at the Strait of Hormuz. He said that his "drill baby, drill" approach had strengthened American energy reserves and that the country now produces more oil and gas than Saudi Arabia and Russia combined. He also talked about how the country has a lot of energy at home.
Trump on Iran's armyTrump said from the historic Cross Hall at the White House that "Operation Epic Fury" had greatly weakened Iran's weapons capabilities. He said that the country could no longer use missiles and drones as much as it used to, and that its weapons factories and launch systems were being destroyed in large numbers. The Associated Press (AP) said that he kept saying that "Iran has been essentially decimated," but independent evaluations do not back this up. Trump said again that "Iran has been essentially decimated" and that it "should be easy" for other countries to protect the Strait of Hormuz. But data from outside observers does not back up this claim.
Here are the ten most important things Trump said:"Iran's naval and air power has been systematically taken apart. Its navy is gone, its air force is in ruins, and most of its leaders, who were terrorists, are now dead. There has been a change of government, and all of their old leaders are gone. The new group is not as extreme."Revolutionary Guard Corps is being destroyed right now. They can't launch missiles and drones as easily as they used to, and their rocket launchers and weapons factories are being blown up, leaving very few behind. In the history of war, an enemy has never lost so many troops and equipment so quickly and clearly. The United States is winning more than ever before.""The goal of the US mission is to stop Iran from supporting terrorist groups and building a nuclear bomb. Our military has been amazing. I am happy to report that these main strategic goals are almost done."We will keep going until we reach our goals. We are going to hit them (Iran) hard over the next two to three weeks. We will bring them back to the Stone Age."We are keeping an eye on important goals. If there is no deal, we will attack their power plants. We haven't hit their oil yet, but we could, and they can't stop us."Many Americans are worried about the recent rise in gas prices here at home. The Iranian government has been carrying out crazy terrorist attacks on commercial oil tankers and countries that are not involved in the conflict, which is the only reason for this short-term rise. This is more proof that Iran should never be allowed to have nuclear weapons. They will use them, and they will do so right away. It would cause decades of extortion, economic pain, and instability that we can't even begin to imagine."We are in great shape for the future, and there is no other country like ours in the world. The Hormuz Strait doesn't bring in much oil to the United States, and it won't in the future either. And the countries of the world that do receive oil through the Hormuz Strait must take care of that passage.""I ended Barack Obama's nuclear deal with Iran, which I thought was a disaster, which is very important. They kept trying to get nuclear weapons. That deal would have given Iran a huge nuclear arsenal, and the world would be very different now. I don't think there would be a Middle East or an Israel right now if I hadn't ended it."Stock prices will quickly go back up. Honestly, they haven't come down very much. They went down a little, but the last few days have been very good for them. We have actually done a lot better than I thought we would, but we had to go on that little trip."Our economy is strong and getting better every day. Soon it will be roaring back like never before." It will be higher than it was a month ago.READ MORE