U.S. President Donald Trump announced that the ongoing war will continue for at least several more weeks, reaffirming earlier statements during a televised address to the nation. Speaking at 9 p.m. local time, he said the United States had already achieved rapid and significant victories and was close to final success. Trump stated that American forces would continue bombing operations in the coming weeks.

He warned that if Iran refused to reach an agreement, its energy and power infrastructure would become targets. Trump also mentioned that allied nations were taking steps to secure control of the Strait of Hormuz, though he did not directly reference NATO. He emphasized that many strategic objectives had already been achieved and that the campaign would persist.

Trump thanked U.S. allies involved in the Iran conflict, particularly Israel and Gulf countries, for their contributions, saying they had performed exceptionally and would not be allowed to fail.