Watch Live: Trump delivering prime-time address on Iran war
President Trump is updating the nation on U.S. operations in Iran as he threatens to withdraw from NATO.
Updated on: April 1, 2026 / 9:24 PM EDT / CBS News
Washington — President Trump is delivering a prime-time address to update the nation on the war in Iran Wednesday night, as he predicts the month-long operation will continue for a few more weeks and threatens to withdraw the U.S. from NATO.
"In these past four weeks, our armed forces have delivered swift, decisive, overwhelming victories on the battlefield," the president said. "Victories like few people have ever seen before."
The president lauded the destruction of Iran's navy and the country's "dramatically curtailed" ability to launch missiles and drones. He claimed the "core strategic objectives" of the war are "nearing completion," a version of what the White House has been saying in recent days.
"Never in the history of warfare has an enemy suffered such clear and devastating large-scale losses in a matter of weeks," he continued. "Our enemies are losing and America, as it has been for five years under my presidency, is winning, and now winning bigger than ever before."
The president took a moment to recognize the 13 American servicemembers who "have laid down their lives in this fight to prevent our children from ever having to face a nuclear Iran."