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President Donald Trump said the families of fallen soldiers told him to “finish the job” in Iran.

“Every single one of the people their loved ones said, ‘Please sir, please finish the job,'” Trump said in a primetime address to the nation on Wednesday night.

The address marked one month since the United States launched Operation Epic Fury against Iran.

Trump drew special attention to the American soldiers who lost their lives in the campaign.

“As we celebrate this progress, we think especially of the 13 American warriors who have laid down their lives to prevent our children from ever having to face nuclear Iran,” Trump said.

Trump recalled why he has traveled to Dover Air Force Base twice in the past month to witness dignified transfers.

“I wanted to be with those heroes as they returned to American soil,” he said. “We salute them and now we must honor them by completing the mission for which they gave their lives.”

The president also claimed the American mission has been successful.

.@POTUS addresses the nation: "Tonight, Iran's navy is gone, their air force is in ruins, their leaders, most of them… are now dead. Their command and control of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is being decimated as we speak, their ability to launch missiles and drones is… pic.twitter.com/3VOa2gM9ct— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) April 2, 2026

.@POTUS addresses the nation: "Tonight, Iran's navy is gone, their air force is in ruins, their leaders, most of them… are now dead. Their command and control of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is being decimated as we speak, their ability to launch missiles and drones is… pic.twitter.com/3VOa2gM9ct

“Tonight, Iran’s navy is gone. Their air force is in ruins. Their leaders, most of them… are now dead,” he said. “Their command and control of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is being decimated as we speak. Their ability to launch missiles and drones is dramatically curtailed, and their weapons, factories, and rocket launchers are being blown to pieces.”

“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,” Trump continued.

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