By NIKKI SCHWAB, CHIEF CAMPAIGN CORRESPONDENT
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President Donald Trump will give an ‘Address to the Nation’ on Iran on Wednesday night.
The speech was announced Tuesday night by press secretary Karoline Leavitt, who teased an ‘important update on Iran.’
The address will take place at 9 p.m. ET.
The White Housedid not immediately reveal additional details on the speech.
During a back-and-forth with reporters Tuesday afternoon, Trump said he planned to leave Iran ‘very soon,’ with the original military operation expected to go on no longer than six weeks.
US and Israeli strikes on Iran started on February 28, hitting the month mark over the weekend.
‘We’ve knocked out one regime. We knocked out the second regime. Now we have a group of people that’s very, that are very different. They’re much more reasonable, I think much more – much less radicalized,’ Trump said.
‘We’ve had regime change, we’re dealing with people much more rational,’ he added.
Top Iranian officials continue to publicly deny that negotiations with the US are ongoing.
During the Monday White House briefing, Leavitt said not to believe those statements.
This is a breaking news story and will be updated
President Donald Trump sits at the Resolute Desk on Tuesday. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Tuesday night that the President will give an ‘Address to the Nation’ Wednesday at 9 p.m. ET to give an update on Iran