Trump to address nation with 'important update' on Iran

U.S. President Donald Trump will address the nation Wednesday night to deliver an “important update” on the war in Iran, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced on social media.

Trump discussed the war in a phone interview with NBC News on Tuesday morning, saying that “we’re doing great” and that the conflict is “coming to an end.” 

He later told reporters that he expects the U.S. to "leave" Iran within two or three weeks, adding that Iran does not have to make a deal with the U.S. for the war to end, NBC News reported.

Still, that came a day after Trump said that the U.S. was negotiating with Iran and that there had been progress, while he also threatened Iranian infrastructure if a deal to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz was not reached. Iran has said there are no negotiations with the U.S.