Trump vows Iran will be hit 'extremely hard' over the next 2-3 weeks: 'Back to the stone ages'

Global markets recoiled as war jitters over Iran deepened, with stocks sliding and oil surging after Trump's speech.

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In a meandering speech, Trump threatened war crimes, said the Strait of Hormuz would open “naturally” and gave no timeline or plan for his Iran war.

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Oil surges and stocks fall as Trump says the US will hit Iran "extremely hard" over the next two to three weeks. Follow the latest.

Trump's primetime address

The president warned that the US will hit Iran "extremely hard" over next two to three weeks

Trump says US will 'finish the job' in Iran and Tehran is 'really no longer a ‌threat.' Follow live.

Trump address

President Trump predicts in a prime-time address that the U.S. will wrap up the Iran war "very shortly."