Trump To Address Nation On Iran As Oil And Gas Prices Surge
President Trump will give a 9 p.m. ET address Wednesday amid a monthlong Iran conflict that has pushed U.S. gas above $4 a gallon and global oil above $118 a barrel.
The Gateway PunditPresident Trump to Give Address to the Nation to Provide Important Update on Iran War Wednesday Night at 9 PM ET: Leavitt | The Gateway Pundit | by Cristina Laila
CBS NewsTrump to give "important update on Iran" Wednesday in prime-time speech
Breitbart NewsTrump Says U.S. Will Exit Iran in 2-3 Weeks
Al JazeeraTrump tells allies ‘get your own oil’, says Iran war could end in 2-3 weeks
Overview
President Trump will give a prime-time address Wednesday at 9 p.m. ET to “provide an important update on Iran,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on X.
The speech follows a monthlong conflict that began after U.S. and Israeli strikes on Feb. 28 and has included Iranian missile and drone attacks and efforts to block the Strait of Hormuz.
Mr. Trump said the war could end in “two weeks, maybe three” and on Monday threatened large-scale strikes on Iranian infrastructure, while Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the “upcoming days will be decisive.”
U.S. gas prices rose above $4 a gallon on March 31 and Brent crude topped more than $118 a barrel on March 31 amid Strait of Hormuz disruptions, officials and price trackers said.
Pentagon officials have prepared options to deploy ground forces and hundreds of U.S. Special Operations troops are now in the Middle East, giving the administration military options if talks with Iran falter.
Analysis
Center-leaning sources frame the story as an immediate market shock driven by Iran's actions, using terms like "effectively blocked" and "last shipment." They prioritize industry analysts, motoring groups and airline responses, foregrounding consumer impacts; government reassurance appears but is secondary, while Iranian motives and wider geopolitics are largely omitted.