Trump Stirs Market, Political Angst With Vague Timeline for Iran
US President Donald Trump during a prime-time address to the nation on April 1.
Photographer: Alex Brandon/AP Photo/Bloomberg
President Donald Trump finally tried to sell the American public on his Iran war.
But his primetime address five weeks into the messy conflict instead underscored the US president’s growing defensive posture, as pressure mounts on global shipping routes, gas prices and his political party.