7 key takeaways from Trump’s Iran speech, where he made the case on why the US military must finish the job

Source: New York Post

WASHINGTON — With fighting in Iran raging for over a month, President Trump sought to make the case that Operation Epic Fury is necessary, while teasing that the US is “nearing completion” of its “core strategic objectives. ” In his nearly 19-minute-long prime-time speech to the nation, Trump teased plans to bomb the theocratic regime in Iran “back to the stone ages” for two to three more weeks and framed the war as an “investment” for future generations. Here are The Post’s key takeaways from the president’s wartime address, which echoed many of the points he has long made about the conflict since it began on Feb.