US President Donald Trump has warned that the United States will launch intensified strikes on Iran over the next two to three weeks, saying military operations will continue until all American objectives are achieved.
Addressing the nation on Wednesday night, he said, “We will continue until our objectives are fully achieved. Thanks to the progress we’ve made, I can say we are on track to complete all of America’s objectives shortly, very shortly.”
The US president said Washington plans to escalate attacks significantly in the coming weeks.
“We are going to hit them extremely hard over the next two to three weeks. We are going to take them back to the stone ages where they belong,” he added.
Trump also said that “regime change was never our goal,” but claimed that “regime change has occurred because of their original leader’s death.”
He further warned Tehran of potential strikes on critical infrastructure, particularly power plants, if no agreement is reached.
“If during this period of time no deal is made, we have our eyes on key targets. If no deal is reached, we are going to hit every one of their electric generating plants very hard, and probably simultaneously,” he said.
#From Al Jazeera