American lawmakers have denounced US President Donald Trumps address to the nation for being a bizarre mixture of delusions and lies about objectives and alleged accomplishments in Washingtons ongoing war of aggression against Iran.

Stocks listed in Europe fell on Thursday, as investors reacted to U.S. President Donald Trump's address on the Iran war

Oil rose in volatile trading as Trump in his address to the nation on Iran war said that he expected the conflict to last another two to three weeks.

Asia-Pacific markets reacted negatively to Trump's speech, while oil prices jumped

Investor sentiment quickly soured as Trump's speech went on, with Asian markets and U.S

Iran's military warns of 'more destructive' attacks' Iran will continue to launch attacks in the region until the United States and Israel face "permanent regret and surrender", the spokesperson of its armed forces' said said on Thursday

US President Donald Trump said Iran was the bully of the Middle East but is no longer a threat.

President Trump says the US will bring Iran back to the Stone Ages where they belong' by striking hard

US President Donald Trump says nations that rely on oil from the Strait of Hormuz should build up some delayed courage

US tariffs stand at the highest rate in decades

Donald Trump vows to hit Iran 'extremely hard' in the coming weeks US President Donald Trump threatened to hit Iran "extremely hard in the coming weeks during a televised address to the nation

Trump admits Iran war was only at behest of 'allies', gives no withdrawal timeline US President Donald Trump revealed on Wednesday that the US only launched its war on Iran to assist its partners in the region, a statement that likely references a long-held Israeli bid for Washington to attack Tehran

There were some glaring omissions in the president's primetime address, writes the BBC's Gary O'Donoghue.

Trump's first televised address of the conflict with Iran did little to quell uneasy markets

Nickolay Mladenov, "high representative for Gaza" of the US-led "Board of Peace," and Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty discussed the implementation of the second phase of US President Donald Trump's Gaza peace plan in Cairo on Wednesday.

"Now those objectives have been realised it is not clear what more needs to be achieved or what the end point looks like," he said during a speech in the capital Canberra. "What is clear is that the longer the war goes on the more significant the impact on the global economy will be." Albanese's comments came after US President Donald Trump gave a highly anticipated speech declaring that Iran will be hit "extremely hard over the next two to three weeks".

US President Donald Trump said Wednesday night that the United States has delivered "swift, decisive, overwhelming victories" in its war with Iran, declaring that "America is winning."

Countries should show 'courage' and seize Hormuz Strait, Trump urges US President Donald Trump in his address said countries that receive oil through the Strait of Hormuz should show "courage" and seize the key waterway

All eyes are on U.S. President Donald Trump's national address this morning, as investors hope that a resolution to the Iran war could be coming soon

Trump vows to bring Iran back to 'Stone Ages' US President Donald Trump said in a televised address to the nation said that the war on Iran has left it "decimated"

The speech will offerTrumpa wide audience to articulate clear objectives for the war.

The U.S

Iran denies seeking a truce and keeps up counterattacks, as US-Israeli raids cause deaths and damage across the country.

The US president's comments on considering withdrawing the US from Nato dominates Thursday's papers.

Trump administration has denied involvement after Cuban government says a boat of armed men tried to infiltrate island.

"Birth tourism" is the practice of pregnant women traveling to the U.S

Iranian propaganda is also homing in on the war's destabilizing impact on the global economy and energy prices, which have shot up in the U.S.

Trump attended the arguments in person, a rare move by a sitting president.

US assures UN of support but stresses reform needed to 'exceed' potential Submitted by Yasmine El-Sabawi on Wed, 04/01/2026 - 21:09 The Trump administration's UN reform envoy said peacekeeping missions must be reined in Peacekeepers with the United Nations interim force in Lebanon drive past firefighters clearing the road at the site of an overnight Israeli air strike in the area of Naqura in southern Lebanon, on 27 March 2026 (Kawnat Hajju/AFP) Off US President Donald Trump still believes in the core missions of the United Nations, and wants to work with it to "exceed its potential", the administration's envoy for UN reform told Middle East Eye at a briefing for reporters on Wednesday in Washington, DC

Protests gathered as the US Supreme Court heard arguments on Donald Trumps move to restrict birthright citizenship.

President Donald Trump has said he is drawing from unspent funds in last year's tax and spending bill to pay TSA agents.

The case could affect the legal status of millions of Americans.

Trump mulls Nato withdrawal, stopping weapons to Ukraine over Europe's response to Iran war Submitted by MEE staff on Wed, 04/01/2026 - 19:33 US president threatens to quit decades-old European alliance, as he fails to address Iran's control of Strait of Hormuz US President Donald Trump, right, speaks with Nato secretary general Mark Rutte during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on 21 January 2026 (Mandel Ngan/AFP) Off US President Donald Trump plans to lambast Nato in his address at the White House on Wednesday night local time, in the latest sign that the US-Israeli war on Iran is causing fissures in the West's premier alliance

The chancellor says the US president does not have a "clear plan" to exit the conflict.

Eli Lilly opposes the White House's push to codify "most favored nation" drug pricing into law, CEO Dave Ricks said in an interview with CNBC

Trump struck a belligerent tone Wednesday, demanding that Iran stop blocking the Strait of Hormuz or the U.S

The president's comments are the latest threat to America's allies after their reluctance to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

The US president finds himself under growing pressure at home to avoid a protracted conflict

Trump says ceasefire tied to Hormuz reopening, vows continued strikes US President Donald Trump said he would consider a ceasefire with Iran only if the Strait of Hormuz is open, free, and clear

Trump's executive order says babies born in the U.S

Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman has roundly rejected the claim made by the US President Donald Trump that Tehran had requested for a ceasefire.

Trump has criticised Nato members for showing a lack of support for US objectives in Iran.

The war began in late February when the U.S

Trump considers leaving Nato, as Starmer says he won't change his position on Iran.

The 77-year-old U.S.-led military alliance was a 'paper tiger' and Russian President Vladimir Putin 'knows that too,' Trump said in an interview.

Iran's new leader asked the United States for a ceasefire, but the US wants the Hormuz Strait opened first, US President Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post on Wednesday.

Trump said he is considering withdrawing the United States from NATO after the alliance did not join the attacks on Iran, calling it a "paper tiger." In response, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Britain would act in its national interest and would not change its position on the Iran conflict.

Crude prices dropped on Wednesday as President Donald Trump signaled willingness to exit the Iran conflict even as the Strait of Hormuz remains largely closed

On Tuesday stateside, Trump said the U.S

Former Google executive Matt Brittin's appointment comes as the BBC prepares to battle a $10 billion defamation claim from U.S. President Donald Trump.

Donald Trump seemed to suggest work on the $400 million White House ballroom could continue despite a judges order.

US President Donald Trump said the United States could end its military attacks on Iran within two to three weeks, adding that a formal deal may not be necessary for the conflict to wind down.

The impacts from the Iran war continue to way on global supply chains as economists raise their expectations for a potential recession in the U.S.

US President Donald Trump's latest comments about European allies as the war in Iran rages on dominate Wednesday's papers

President Donald Trump, whose former daughter-in-law Vanessa Trump is dating Woods, told The New York Post that Woods "lives a life of pain."

Under pressure as domestic petrol prices soar, US president says no deal needed to end war on Iran.

Donald Trumps NATO allies are increasingly resisting involvement in his illegal war against Iran.

Kid Rock is a prominent supporter of President Donald Trump and performed at the 2024 Republican National Convention.

The Republican-appointed judge ruled that Trump was a "steward" of the White House, not the owner.