Trump: U.S. will bomb Iran “back to stone ages” over next 2-3 weeks

(Dave Lawler, Marc Caputo – Axios) President Trump said in a prime time address that the U.S. was close to ending its war in Iran but would spend the next two to three weeks bombing the country “back to the stone ages.”. If a deal to end the war cannot be reached, he said, the U.S. would bomb all of Iran’s power plants and perhaps its oil fields. That would have devastating consequences for Tehran’s civilian population and the future of the country, while likely inciting retaliation on America’s allies in the region. Stock futures plummeted and oil prices jumped following Trump’s speech. Trump’s threat to wreck Iran’s power infrastructure betrayed his frustration, expressed to others privately, that Iran’s leaders don’t believe they’re losing the war and therefore don’t feel motivated to strike a deal favorable to the president’s point of view. – Trump: US to bomb Iran “back to stone ages” over next 2-3 weeks