Mixed messages and fresh calls to other countries: Six takeaways from latest Trump speech

After his TV appearance, stocks fell, the dollar strengthened and oil rose as Trump stopped short of providing a clear outline for when the war would end

President Donald Trump, facing a war-wary American ​public and sliding poll numbers, said the U.S. had destroyed Iran's navy and air force

President Donald Trump staunchly defended his handling of the month-old US-Israeli war on Iran in a prime-time address on Wednesday, saying the US military was nearing completion of its mission while also reinforcing his threats to bomb the Islamic Republic back to the Stone Age.

He delivered his 19-minute speech against a backdrop of high global oil prices and his own low approval ratings.