President Donald Trump has reiterated his threats against Iran and warnings to allies over the US conflict in the Middle East, but offered no new details about how he plans to end the conflict. It was Mr Trump's first national address since launching Operation Epic Fury on Iran on February 28.Despite widespread expectations that a ceasefire would be announced, the president repeated much of what he has already said over the past few weeks.Iran war live updates: For the latest news on the Middle East conflict, read our blog.This included that the US was "very close" to finishing the war, discussions with Iran were "ongoing", and the US was going to hit Iran "extremely hard over the next two to three weeks"."We're going to bring them back to the stone ages where they belong," he said We will be helpful, but they should take the lead in protecting the oil that they so desperately depend on," he said.The almost complete shutdown of the strait has been one of the most severe global consequences of the war