President Trump operates on what he calls.

Trump time.

He also has a preferred time frame in which he operates.

I'll let you know in about two weeks, within two weeks.

I think within the next two to three weeks, we'll have something in two weeks.

It's in that same timeframe, the president in a prime time address to the nation,

said the Iran war is wrapping up.

Tonight, can the president deliver?

And if so, what does the end of America's latest Middle East conflict look like?

Next.

This is Washington Week with the Atlantic.

Good evening and welcome to Washington Week. I'm Vivian Salama,

in tonight for Jeffrey Goldberg. President Trump addressed the nation this week in what he framed

as a progress report on the Iran War. In his telling, a quick detour to the Middle East was necessary.

The world is safer because of it, and the American economy will be just fine.

But in reality, there were more questions and answers after the president's 20-minute address,

especially as he vows to bomb on. There's a lot to unpack and joining me tonight,

Idris Ali is a national security correspondent at Reuters. Peter Baker is the chief White House correspondent for the New York Times.

Susan Glasser is staff writer at The New Yorker.

And Michelle Price is a White House reporter at the Associated Press.

Thank you all for joining me.

Before we get to the president's speech, Idris, there was some breaking news just as we were coming to air.

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