The US President Donald Trump’s state of the union last night failed to address the US nation’s major concerns that emerged after the aggression on Iran.
He claimed that the US military has nearly completed its goals in the war on Iran.
He vowed to strike Iran "extremely hard" over the next two to three weeks and finish the job "very fast", without setting any timeline for ending the conflict.
He also called on other countries to assist in reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
According to the BBC, Wednesday night's speech did little immediately to reassure global oil markets that disruption to the Strait of Hormuz shipping route will ease anytime soon.
The price of benchmark Brent crude was trading at about $100 a barrel before the president started speaking. Afterwards it rose to $105.
The president's political opponents were quick to criticise his speech. New York Democrat and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer described the address as "rambling, disjointed and pathetic".
"Donald Trump's actions in Iran will be considered one of the greatest policy blunders in the history of our country, failing to articulate objectives, alienating allies, and ignoring the kitchen table problems Americans are facing," Schumer wrote on X. "He is completely unfit to be Commander-in-Chief and the whole world knows it."
A Reuters/Ipsos poll last week suggested that two-thirds of Americans believe the US should end the war quickly, even if it means not achieving Trump's goals. In the survey, 60% of respondents disapproved of the military strikes on Iran, while 35% approved, according to the BBC’s report.
MNA
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