Note to students: Read the questions first. Then listen to President Trump’s 9 minute address to the nation on Iran. Answer the questions as you listen. (The text is posted below the video if you would prefer to read along.)

1. What message did President Trump give to the Iranian rulers and the American people in the opening statement of his address?

2. What did the president say about the Iranian government’s aggression over the 40 years since the Islamic Revolution?

3. a) How did President Trump describe Iran’s head of the Quds Force, Qasem Soleimani?
b) List Soleimani’s crimes against humanity, as described by the president in his address. (see para. 7-9)

4. What message did the president say the death of Soleimani sends to terrorists?

5. a) List Iranian acts of aggression noted by President Trump - recent and also following the Iran nuclear deal of 2015.
b) The president said the U.S. is immediately imposing additional economic sanctions on the Iranian regime. For how long will the U.S. impose these sanctions?

6. How has Iran funded its terrorist acts, according to President Trump?

7. a) What did the president say Iran must do regarding its nuclear weapons program and its support for terrorism?
b) What did he say the other signers of the nuke deal and the U.S. must do?

8. What organization will the president ask to become much more involved in the Middle East Peace process?

9. The president notes our recent oil independence and American military superiority. What did he say about using our military might against Iran?

10. What final message did he have for the people and leaders of Iran?

11. Tone is the attitude a speaker takes towards a subject. The tone of a speech can be serious, solemn, sarcastic, critical, humorous, inspiring, optimistic, earnest, enthusiastic … etc.
Which word do you think best describes the tone of the president’s address on Iran? Explain your answer.

12. Iranian aggression toward America and our allies had to be confronted and addressed sooner or later. President Obama tried making a deal with several other nations and Iran with the hope that they would uphold their end of the agreement and pause their nuclear weapons program. Ask a parent (and a grandparent, if possible - as they lived through the Iranian hostage crisis): What do you think of President Trump’s policy, actions and statements about Iran? Please explain your answer.