How long does the US say this war will last?
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Donald Trump and his top officials appear to want a speedy exit from Iran as the US president signalled on Tuesday country would exit the conflict soon. Let’s take a look back at what he and others have said about when the war will end.On 9 March, Trump told CBS that the war was “very complete, pretty much” – and later said the war would be over “pretty quickly”Last week, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the US expected to finish its operations in Iran “in the next couple of weeks”. That was echoed by White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, who previously suggested the war could last up to six weeksOn Monday, Donald Trump said the US was in “serious discussions” with a new Iranian regime to end the American military operation – but only if a deal is reached and the Strait of Hormuz is immediately “open for business”.
Iran denies having any negotiations with the USOn the Israeli side, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that the war was “definitely beyond the halfway point”, later clarifying he meant in terms of missions, not timeYesterday, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said there was an “urgency” to finish the job – and that negotiations were “gaining strength”Then, last night, Trump said the US will “leave” Iran in “two to three weeks” when it is certain the regime cannot build a nuclear weapon “for years”
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