The US Secretary of State said today that he expects the conflict with Iran to end “within the next two weeks” and believes that the war objectives can be achieved without ground operations in the Islamic Republic.
“When we are done with them, within the next two weeks, they will be weaker than they have been in recent history,” Marco Rubio told journalists after a G7 meeting near Paris.
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The secretary indicated that Tehran has sent messages offering negotiations to end the conflict, which began nearly a month ago by the United States and Israel, but has not yet responded to the proposed peace plan.
In his statements, Marco Rubio also called for international involvement to ensure that navigation through the Strait of Hormuz “remains safe” and to prevent Iran from establishing a “toll system” in this strategic route for transporting oil, even after the war ends.
