Published Tue, Mar 31 20266:01 PM EDTUpdated 3 Min Ago
Key Points
- President Donald Trump expects that United States military forces will leave Iran in "two or three weeks."
- "We leave because there's no reason for us to do this," Trump told reporters at the White House.
- The White House said that Trump will deliver an address "to the nation to provide an important update on Iran" at 9 p.m. ET Wednesday.
US President Donald Trump speaks after he signed an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on March 31, 2026.
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President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he expected that U.S. military forces will leave Iran in "two or three weeks."
"We leave because there's no reason for us to do this," Trump told reporters at the White House. "We'll be leaving very soon."
Hours later, the White House said that Trump will deliver an address "to the nation to provide an important update on Iran" at 9 p.m. ET Wednesday.
The U.S. and Israel attacked Iran on Feb. 28.
"Look what's happening in Iran," Trump said on Tuesday. "I mean, we're totally unchecked. Everything's been bombed out."
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"We're hitting them very hard," he said. "Last night, we knocked out tremendous amounts of missile-making facilities."
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