Iran war: Trump says US will 'finish the job'

Deutsche Welle · 🇩🇪 public Germany · Apr 01, 2026 · 2385 words · By Natalie Muller; Mark Hallam; Emmy Sasipornkarn; Dharvi Vaid; Roshni Majumdar

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What to know about Iran war: Trump says US will 'finish the job'

Iran war: Trump says US will 'finish the job' Published April 1, 2026last updated April 2, 2026What you need to know - President Donald Trump says the US's core objectives in Iran war are 'nearing completion' - Trump also says the US will continue hitting…

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Here is a roundup of the major headlines from the US-Israeli war with Iran on Wednesday, April 1, 2026: Asian stocks fall, oil rises after Trump speech Oil rose more than 4% and Asian stocks fell after US President Donald Trump gave an update on the Iran war.

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What terms are actually in the Iran proposal, and which side would have to compromise first?
What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that Trump mentions family members of American soldiers killed in the Iran war urged him to 'finish the job'?
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Claim 1: “Trump mentions family members of American soldiers killed in the Iran war urged him to 'finish the job'”

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Claim 2: “Trump calls on countries relying on the Strait of Hormuz to keep the vital shipping lane open”

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 19 March 2026, the United States began an aerial campaign against Iranian targets to reopen the Strait of Hormuz following its closure by Iran in response to the 2026 Iran war. The operation was an…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_campaign

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Strait of Hormuz, a major maritime choke point for global energy trade, has experienced ongoing geopolitical and economic disruption since 28 February 2026, following joint military strikes by the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Strait of Hormuz () is a waterway between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. On the north coast lies Iran, and on the south coast lies the Musandam Peninsula, shared by the United Arab Emirate…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Hormuz

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Claim 3: “IEA, IMF, World Bank 'join forces' to respond to impacts of war”

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Claim 4: “Trump claims Iran's 'ability to launch missiles and drones is dramatically curtailed'”

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Claim 5: “Trump says Iran launched deranged terror attacks against commercial oil tankers and neighboring countries”

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Claim 6: “Trump says the US will continue hitting Iran 'extremely hard over the next two to three weeks'”

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On June 22, 2025, the United States Air Force and Navy attacked three nuclear facilities in Iran as part of the Twelve-Day War, under the code name Operation Midnight Hammer. The Fordow Uranium Enrich…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_United_States_strikes_on_…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On April 12, 2025, Iran and the United States began a series of negotiations aimed at reaching a nuclear peace agreement, following a letter from U.S. president Donald Trump to Iranian supreme leader …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Iran–United_States_n…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Relations between Iran and the United States in modern-day are unsettled and have a troubled history. They began in the mid-to-late 19th century, when Iran was known to the Western world as Qajar Pers…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–United_States_relations

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Claim 7: “Trump says the US has plenty of its own fuel thanks to his 'drill, baby, drill' attitude to domestic oil production”

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Claim 8: “Brent crude jumped 5% to $106.22 per barrel, while benchmark US crude rose 4.2% to $104.36 a barrel”

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Claim 9: “Trump says Iran is to blame for a rise in oil prices that he claims will be 'short-term'”

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Claim 10: “Trump says Iran's 'navy is gone, their air force is in ruins' and 'leaders are now dead'”

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Claim 11: “The average price for a gallon of gasoline in the US has risen to $4, a first since 2022”

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cross reference SUPPORTS — US gasoline prices reached $4 per gallon, the highest since August 2022, per GasBuddy
https://www.dw.com/en/iran-war-indonesia-calls-for-un-meetin…

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cross reference SUPPORTS — Gas prices in US hit $4 a gallon, highest since 2022
https://www.dw.com/en/iran-war-us-gasoline-prices-surge-as-c…

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Claim 12: “Trump says the US imports 'almost no oil through the Hormuz Strait and won’t be taking any in the future'”

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Claim 13: “Tehran again rejects Trump's claim that it asked for a ceasefire”

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cross reference SUPPORTS — Iran denies Trump’s claim Iranian president requested ceasefire
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cross reference SUPPORTS — The US president also said Iran’s 'new regime president' had requested a ceasefire to end the war – a claim Iranian officials denied.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Trump claims Iran wants a ceasefire, Iran says remarks are ‘false and baseless’
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Claim 14: “Trump praises NASA's Artemis II mission as the first crewed moon mission in 53 years”

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Claim 15: “The Middle East war caused major disruptions and triggered one of the largest supply shortages in global energy market history”

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Claim 16: “President Donald Trump says the US's core objectives in Iran war are 'nearing completion'”

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel started a war with surprise airstrikes on sites and cities across Iran, assassinating Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and several other Iranian officials …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war

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Claim 17: “Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says 'the choice between confrontation and engagement is both real and consequential'”

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Claim 18: “The European Commission told people to work from home or fly less due to energy strain”

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Claim 19: “Oil rose more than 4% and Asian stocks fell after US President Donald Trump gave an update on the Iran war”

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