U.S. President Donald Trump announced that he will address the nation in a primetime speech on Thursday night. The declaration was made on his Truth Social platform and comes amid a significant escalation of tensions between the United States and Iran.
Trump did not disclose the specific subject of the address, and the White House has yet to respond to a request for further details. The statement follows his pledge to reinstate a U.S. naval blockade of Iran and impose a 20‑percent fee on vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz.
This will be Trump’s first full televised address to the nation since his April 1 speech, in which he first publicly articulated the U.S. position on the Iran conflict, a campaign that has driven oil prices higher and impacted his approval ratings.
