Washington DC, 02 April (H.S.):

U.S. President Donald Trump concluded his gripping 19-minute primetime address from the White House with a thunderous vow late Wednesday, declaring that every American can soon awaken to a world unburdened by the wickedness of Iranian aggression and the spectre of nuclear blackmail.

In a speech laced with triumphs and pointed barbs, Trump framed the 32-day Operation Epic Fury as a swift true investment for future generations, contrasting it sharply against the protracted wars of the 20th and 21st centuries. The United States is unstoppable as a military force, he asserted, detailing how U.S. strikes have systematically dismantled Iran's navy, air force, and missile production—core strategic objectives now nearing completion. He recounted honoring 13 fallen American soldiers at Dover Air Force Base, urging the nation to complete the mission in their memory.

Trump opened with praise for NASA's Artemis II crew, hailing their brave moon mission, before thanking troops for the lightning Venezuelan operation that toppled Nicolás Maduro and forged a new venture partnership.

No longer reliant on Middle Eastern oil, he pivoted to the choked Strait of Hormuz, chiding nations desperate for Gulf fuel: To those countries that can’t get fuel, many of which refuse to get involved... build up some delayed courage, go to the Strait and just take it. Protect it. He urged them to buy American oil instead.

Reflecting on his first-term killing of Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani—the father of the roadside bomb—Trump lambasted the Obama-era nuclear deal as a catastrophic error, proudly noting his 2025 Operation Midnight Hammer that totally obliterated Iran's nuclear sites. Iran, he warned, had been right at the doorstep of a bomb, its thuggish regime—blamed for decades of terror, proxy attacks, and a brutal protest crackdown—posing an intolerable threat. A nuclear Iran, he thundered, will never happen.

Gratitude flowed to allies like Israel and Gulf states, whom he vowed not to let get hurt or fail in any way, underscoring Iran's assaults on them. Yet amid ceasefire whispers and NATO frictions, Trump projected unyielding resolve, promising a safer, stronger, more prosperous America once the dust settles—perhaps in two weeks, maybe three.

As stocks rallied and oil prices dipped on his endgame hints, the president left the podium on a soaring note: when the war ends, the United States will be safer, stronger, more prosperous and greater than it has ever been before.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Jun Sarkar