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Robert Tait in Washington

‘A litany of lies’: Trump’s rambling primetime Iran address sparks backlash

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Donald Trump speaks about the Iran war in the White House on Wednesday. Photograph: Abaca/Shutterstock

Donald Trump’s primetime nationwide address on the war with Iran caused widespread bewilderment, with commentators voicing shock at his vow to continue bombing to “bring them back to the stone ages”.

Speculation before Wednesday’s speech from the White House Blue Room suggested that the president might be about to signal a winding up of the US military effort, which began on 28 February.

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