Trump's Iran Update: Peace or Escalation?

0:00On April 1st, President Trump is set to speak to the nation tonight at 9 p.m. Eastern time with a big update on the Iran conflict. Oil prices are spiking worldwide as the U.S. ramps up pressure, sending thousands of Marines and sailors to the Middle East on an assault ship prepping. For possible ground-offs that could last weeks, Trump's tone has flipped from tough-tought to offers of peace, now predicting the fighting wraps in two weeks, maybe three. Meanwhile, Pentagon chief Pete Hakeseth just visited troops there and promised the coming days would decide it all. Iran's leaders accused the U.S. of faking diplomacy while plotting a ground invasion, insisting no real talks or response to Washington's 15-point. Peace plan. Trump lashed out at allies like the UK for sitting it out, even floating a U.S. exit from NATO and telling them to guard their own oil routes. The Terrians are sounding alarms over the death toll over 1900 in Iran, 1211 on, with a million displaced, plus dozens.

1:01More across the Gulf and West Bank. Strikes keep coming. Explosions rocked to Iran early today, Israel took out top Hisbalah figures in Beirut, and drones hit Kuwait's airport and tankers near Qatar and Dubai. Eyes are locked on Trump's address as tensions boil in economies wobble. With this pivot to peace or push things further, stay sharp, we'll track what drops next.