Trump claims swift , decisive and overwhelming victories in war, warns Iran of pulverizing it to stone age
JK News Today
Jammu/ Srinagar , April 02, 2026: In his much anticipated address to the nation , US President Donald Trump Wednesday evening claimed “decisive victory “ in the war against Iran and also declared that the Operation Epic Fury will continue until American objectives are achieved. “ He said Iran will be hit hard in next two to three weeks to “ bring them back to the stone age where they belong”.
Given the backdrop of his claims before the address that Iran is seeking ceasefire , there were expectations that Trump would open windows for dialogue , but the messaging was more aligned to the war time .
The 19-minute address to the nation, Trump dwelled on the objectives of the war that America and Israel launched against Iran on February 28, and claimed that he can say it with confidence that “ we are on track to complete all of America’s objectives shortly- very shortly”
“ Tonight every American can look forward to a day when we are finally free from the wickedness of Iranian aggression and the specter of nuclear blackmail. Because of the actions we have taken, we are on the cusp of ending Iran’s sinister threat to America and the world,” he said .
“Our objectives are very simple and clear. We are systematically dismantling the regime’s ability to threaten America or project power outside their borders,” he said, adding that “the core strategic objectives are nearing completion.”
“Armed forces have delivered swift, decisive, overwhelming victories on the battlefield – victories like few people have ever seen before,” Trump said.
“Never in the history of warfare has an enemy suffered such clear and large-scale losses in a matter of weeks,” he added, claiming that Iran’s navy was “absolutely destroyed” and the air force was in “ruins”.
“Their leaders, most of them terrorists, the regime they led, are now dead. Their command and control of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is being decimated as we speak,” he said.
He also suggested that the US would leave the Strait of Hormuz blockade to be managed by other countries, naming China, France, Japan and South Korea, which rely on the strategic chokepoint that handles about 34 per cent of global seaborne crude oil trade.
At the same time, he offered to “help” saying that “we don’t have to be there”.
We don’t need their oil. We don’t need anything they have, but we’re there to help our allies,” he said in his address.
