NPR | Wednesday, April 1, 2026 
Trump to address nation at critical moment in his war with Iran

President Trump is set to address the nation at 9 p.m. ET tonight at a critical moment in the war the U.S. is conducting against Iran – his first formal address since the start of the war more than a month ago. The address comes after weeks of uncertainty over when and how the U.S. could extricate itself from the conflict that began when the U.S. and Israel first began bombing Iran in late February. Since then, the Trump administration has given shifting explanations of its goals in the conflict, and Trump’s descriptions of negotiations have frequently been contradicted by Iran. The president has vacillated between ramping up hostilities with threats against civilian infrastructure – which would go against the Geneva Convention – and claims the war is won and the U.S. will leave the region shortly. The speech also comes hours after President Trump posted that Iran’s president has asked for a ceasefire, but that Trump will only agree once the Strait of Hormuz is open. “Until then, we are blasting Iran into oblivion or, as they say, back to the Stone Ages!!!” he added. Iran’s foreign minister called Trump’s claim “false and baseless,” according to a report on Iranian state television. Trump has been talking in recent days about finding ways out of the conflict, telling the New York Post on Tuesday, “We’re not going to be there too much longer.” He told reporters that he now expects the conflict to last two to three weeks longer – which would…Read More