Trump delivers an update on the U.S. offensive, saying Iran will go ‘back to the Stone Ages’

President Donald Trump said U.S. forces will keep hitting Iran “very hard” in the next two or three weeks and bring the country “back to the Stone Ages,” even as he touted the success of U.S. operations and argued that all of Washington’s objectives have so far been met or exceeded.Trump said Iran would continue to face a barrage of attacks in the short term.“We are going to hit them extremely hard over the next two to three weeks,” Trump said. “We’re going to bring them back to the Stone Ages, where they belong.”Trump didn’t say anything about negotiations with Iran or bring up the April 6 deadline he set for Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz, the critical waterway for global oil and gas transport. He has threatened to attack Iran’s energy infrastructure if the strait was not reopened.Trump also did not offer a clear path to end the supply disruptions that have sent energy prices soaring. He did not mention the po