Marco Rubio warned of enduring disruptions to the Strait of Hormuz and said the war in Iran could stretch for another month as the intensifying crisis in the Middle East sends shockwaves through global markets.
The secretary of state offered his latest assessment of the war during a trip to France to meet with G7 foreign ministers, a day after Donald Trump set a 10-day deadline for negotiations to end the conflict with Tehran.
He told reporters that US military operations would end “in a matter of weeks, not months” — possibly longer than the “four to six weeks” that Trump has said his administration expected the offensive to last. Speaking privately to G7 foreign ministers, America’s top diplomat said the conflict could carry on for an additional two to four weeks, according to people familiar with his comments.