2026-04-02
3 分钟The Economist.
In a primetime address, Donald Trump said,
quote, we are on track to complete all of America's military objectives shortly in Iran.
The president vowed to hit Iran extremely hard over the next two to three weeks.
He also repeated his threat to bomb the country's energy infrastructure should its regime not
agree to a deal in the coming weeks.
Mr Trump's speech did little to soothe oil prices or stock markets.
Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, rose while Asian indices dropped.
Mr Trump blamed the, quote, short-term increase in petrol prices on Iran's attacks on commercial vessels and suggested
that other countries should buy oil from America as, quote, we have plenty.
Meanwhile, Masoud Pazeshkian, Iran's president, issued an open letter to Americans urging them to,
quote, look beyond political rhetoric and said relations between the two countries were undermined by,
quote, distortions and manufactured narratives.
He also signaled that Iran was open to engagement.
But ultimate authority rests with the supreme leader Ayatollah Mushtaba Hymane,
and it is unclear whether the letter has his backing or that of powerful military factions.
America's top Republican lawmakers announced an agreement to reopen the Department of Homeland Security.
Which has been shuttered for more than six weeks.
The plan, which looks similar to one that House Republicans rejected last week,
would fund the entire department except for immigration-related agencies.