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Conflict & Security March 27, 2026 301 stories in this edition

Rubio says war on Iran to last ‘weeks not months’, no US ground troops needed

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Rubio says war on Iran to last ‘weeks not months’, no US ground troops needed

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The war in the Gulf is still expected to last weeks, not months, and Washington can meet all its objectives without using ground troops, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday. Rubio told reporters after meeting G7 counterparts in France that Washington was “on or ahead of schedule in that operation, and expect to conclude it at the appropriate time here — a matter of weeks, not months.” While he said Washi...

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The war in the Gulf is still expected to last weeks, not months, and Washington can meet all its objectives without using ground troops, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday. Rubio told reporters after meetin...

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