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Rubio says U.S. will be 'done in Iran' within weeks as Tehran considers 15-point plan
Senator Marco Rubio told CBS News he expects the conflict to end soon as the U.S. waits for Iran to reply to a 15-point proposal reportedly discussed after a G-7 foreign ministers meeting.
Mar 27th 2026 · Iran
Insights
- Senator Marco Rubio told CBS News he expects the U.S. will be "done in Iran" "in the next couple of weeks".
- The U.S. has presented a 15-point plan aimed at ending the war and is waiting for Iran to respond.
- CBS News reported the proposal was presented after a G-7 foreign ministers meeting, according to reporters Chris Livesay and Zak Hudak.
- The statement is Rubio's assessment and does not constitute an official timeline from the U.S. government.
Sources
- US expects Iran operation to end in ‘weeks, not months’, says Marco Rubio www.theguardian.com
- Rubio says Iran war to last weeks, no US ground troops needed www.france24.com
- Marco Rubio says U.S. will be done in Iran in "the next couple of weeks" www.cbsnews.com
- Global markets recoil as Rubio warns war in Iran could stretch for weeks www.ft.com
- Rubio: Iran May Own The Strait Now, And That’s a Huge Bummer talkingpointsmemo.com
- Trump ‘has no military way out of war and Iran has better cards’: Experts warn 15 point peace plan is doomed to fail www.independent.co.uk