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Iran threatens US with 'crushing' attacks and launches strikes across the Middle East - hours after Trump vowed to send country to 'back to Stone Age' - live updates

Apr 2, 2026Right

LIVE UPDATES: Follow the Daily Mail's live coverage of the US-Israel war with Iran as Donald Trump vows to hit Tehran 'extremely hard' in his primetime address to the nation.

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President Trump said in a prime time address that the U.S. was close to ending its war in Iran but would spend the next two to three weeks bombing the country "back to the stone ages."The big picture: If a deal to end the war cannot be reached, he said, the U.S. would bomb all of Iran's power plants and perhaps its oil fields. That would have devastating…

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Trump announces Iran will be hit ‘extremely hard’ over the next 2-3 weeks: ‘Back to the stone ages’

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Trump announces Iran will be hit ‘extremely hard’ over the next 2-3 weeks: ‘Back to the stone ages’

“Thanks to the progress we’ve made, I can say tonight that we are on track to complete all of America’s military objectives shortly, very shortly,” Trump said.

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WATCH: “We’re Going to Bring Them Back to the Stone Ages” – Trump Says Iran Strikes Will Continue and All Objectives Will Be Completed “Very Shortly”, Suggests He Will Let the Strait of Hormuz Reopen “Naturally”

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Trump says Iran war to continue for up to three weeks: ‘Bring them back to the stone ages’

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President Donald Trump voiced confidence Wednesday that the war in Iran is drawing to a close, predicting two to three weeks of heavy strikes from the United States before Iran is bombed “back to the stone ages.” Trump addressed the nation in prime time Wednesday evening, where he claimed that his campaign was nearing completion…

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Trump Vows to Hit Iran 'Extremely Hard' in Coming Weeks

President Donald Trump delivered a prime-time address to the nation on Wednesday, declaring military success against Iran and making his case for what he says will be several more weeks of war. "We're going to hit them extremely hard over the next two to three weeks. We're going to bring them back to the Stone Ages where they belong," he says. Iran has…

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