US president reiterates 2-3 week timeline in White House address

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U.S. President Donald Trump delivers an address from the White House in Washington on April 1. © Pool/Reuters

TOKYO — U.S. President Donald Trump warned that nations reliant on oil flowing through the Strait of Hormuz will have to ensure the waterway’s security themselves, as he claimed the war on Iran is “nearing completion.”