Trump delivers prime-time address on Iran war, repeating false and questionable claims about nuclear sites and economy

In an 18-19 minute prime-time address from the White House marking one month of Operation Epic Fury, President Trump claimed the military campaign against Iran was 'getting very close' to completion and would wrap up 'very shortly,' while also pledging 'extremely hard' strikes over the next 2-3 weeks. FactCheck.org and The Probe documented that Trump falsely claimed to have 'totally obliterated' Iran's nuclear sites (satellite imagery shows facilities remain operational), falsely stated Iran was 'right at the doorstep' of a nuclear bomb (IAEA reports indicate no weapons-grade enrichment), and incorrectly claimed the U.S. became the 'No. 1 producer of oil and gas' under his leadership (the U.S. achieved this status in 2018 under the previous administration). Trump also mischaracterized core elements of the U.S. economy, stretched facts in claiming to have toppled Iran's government (the regime remains in power), and cited an unverified death toll of 45,000 protesters in Iran without c...

"We have totally obliterated their nuclear sites. The military operation is getting very close to completing its mission and will wrap up very shortly." — Prime-time address from the White House on Operation Epic Fury, one month into the Iran military campaign