President Trump delivers primetime address threatening to bomb Iran's power plants

President Trump delivered his first primetime address from the White House on Operation Epic Fury on April 1, 2026 — Day 33 of the U.S. war against Iran — declaring the conflict "nearing completion" while threatening to strike all of Iran's power plants and oil fields if Iran did not agree to his terms. International law experts and Amnesty International warned that deliberate attacks on civilian power infrastructure would constitute war crimes under customary international humanitarian law, which binds the United States regardless of whether it has ratified Additional Protocol I. Trump launched Operation Epic Fury on February 28, 2026, without congressional authorization. The War Powers Resolution's 60-day clock, triggered by his notification to Congress on that date, expires approximately April 28, 2026. Senate Democrats, led by Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and co-sponsored by Senators Adam Schiff and Tim Kaine, had already introduced a War Powers Resolution to end the conflict, which the Senate voted down 53-47. Congress was on recess when Trump delivered the address and was not scheduled to return until April 13-14.