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Trump says Iran war objectives 'nearing completion' in address to nation / 

Iranian President Pens Open Letter to American People

Summary

US President Donald Trump says his core "objectives are nearing completion" in Iran, during a primetime televised speech from the White House

Trump adds the US is "winning bigger than ever before" and vows to "finish the job" soon

Earlier, the president said he's considering taking the US out of Nato over what he says is a lack of help in the Middle East - but an act passed in 2023 means it would not be  straightforward

Meanwhile, Iran's foreign ministry says Trump's claim that the country has asked for a ceasefire is "false and baseless", Iranian state media reports

The US president had said Iran's "new regime president" had made the request - but he didn't clarify who he was referring to

In a social media post, Trump said the US would consider a ceasefire "when Hormuz Strait is open, free, and clear. Until then, we are blasting Iran into oblivion or, as they say, back to the Stone Ages!!!"

Live Reporting

Edited by Brandon Livesay, Oliver O'Connell and Toby Mann, with reporting from BBC Persian and teams across the Middle East

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(BBC, Mar. 2, 2026)

Live updates: President Trump delivers White House address about Iran war - BBC News

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Iranian President Pens Open Letter to American People

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has penned an open letter to the American public, in which he appealed to them to “look beyond” what he characterized as “the machinery of misinformation” amid the U.S.-Israeli war with his country.

“Portraying Iran as a threat is neither consistent with historical reality nor with present-day observable facts,” he wrote. “Such a perception is the product of political and economic whims of the powerful—the need to manufacture an enemy in order to justify pressure, maintain military dominance, sustain the arms industry, and control strategic markets. In such an environment, if a threat does not exist, it is invented.”

Pezeshkian’s open letter, which he shared on X on Wednesday afternoon, comes a little over a month after the U.S. and Israel launched the initial military strikes on Iran that began the war. President Donald Trump is expected to share an update on the conflict in a speech to the American public on Wednesday evening.

Earlier on Wednesday, Trump claimed in a Truth Social post that “Iran’s New Regime President” has requested a ceasefire. Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson said that Trump’s assertion was “false and baseless,” according to a report on Iranian state television, The Associated Press reported.

Pezeshkian did not mention Trump’s claim in his letter. But he said that “the Iranian people harbor no enmity toward other nations, including the people of America, Europe, or neighboring countries.”

“Despite its historical and geographical advantages at various times, Iran has never, in its modern history, chosen the path of aggression, expansion, colonialism, or domination,” he asserted. “Even after enduring occupation, invasion, and sustained pressure from global powers—and despite possessing military superiority over many of its neighbors—Iran has never initiated a war. Yet it has resolutely and bravely repelled those who have attacked it.”

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(By Chantelle Lee Reporter / TIME, Apr 2, 2026)

Iranian President Pens Open Letter to American People