Rubio sees US action in Iran completed in weeks as airstrikes rumble on

try{ var _=i o; . if(!_||_&&typeof _==="object"&&_.expiry Iran conflict latest: Rubio says U.S.’s Iran operation to end in weeks, not months Twelve U.S. servicemembers wounded in Iranian strike on Saudi base- report Dow joins Nasdaq in correction territory as Wall Street bleeds amid Iran war Oil erases weekly loss, Brent above $110 as steel, energy targets struck in Iran (South Africa Philippines Nigeria) Rubio sees US action in Iran completed in weeks as airstrikes rumble on By World Published 03/28/2026, 12:27 AM Updated 03/28/2026, 12:30 AM Rubio sees US action in Iran completed in weeks as airstrikes rumble on 0 By Parisa Hafezi, Humeyra Pamuk and Steve Holland DUBAI/WASHINGTON/PARIS, March 28 - Israel said it was attacking Tehran and defending against missiles fired from Iran on Saturday, after Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the U.S. expected to conclude military operations within weeks, not months. An Iranian attack on an air base in Saudi Arabia wounded 12 U.S. military personnel, two seriously, a U.S. official told Reuters on Friday, as drones and missiles continued to strike around the Gulf. A month after the U.S. and Israel launched strikes on Iran, the war has spread across the Middle East, killing thousands and causing the biggest disruption ever to energy supplies, hitting the global economy and fuelling inflation fears. TRUMP QUESTIONS WHY U.S. WOULD ’BE THERE’ FOR NATO While Israel said it was hitting targets across Iran’s capital, it said it had identified a missile launched from Yemen. Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis, who had previously disrupted shipping with missile attacks, have not been active in the Iran war. The Houthis said on Friday they were ready to intervene militarily under certain conditions, including if new allies joined the U.S. and Israel in the war or if the Red Sea was used to launch attacks on Iran. Rubio told reporters after meeting Group of Seven counterparts in France that Washington was "on or ahead of schedule in that oper...