India, April 2 -- President Donald Trump on Wednesday gave a prime-time speech from the White House in what is his first major address to the nation since the US-Israeli strikes on Iran led to escalation across the Middle East.

In this article, we will fact check the major claims made by the 79-year-old at the prime-time speech.

The White House had kept the contents of the speech under wraps as no details about what it would be on were released. Sources in the White House cited in news reports stated that Trump could be talking about winding down the strikes in Iran in the next two to three weeks. Steve Bannon, Trump's former advisor, said that the President could effectively declare victory in the Iran war and gradually decrease the on...