Middle East crisis live: Rubio claims war expected to end in weeks as Iran strikes US base in Saudi Arabia

Iran has kept firing missiles at Israel and Gulf nations, including a strike at a military base in Saudi Arabia that wounded at least 10 US service members US expects Iran operation to end in ‘weeks, not months’, says Marco Rubio Hello and welcome to our continuing live coverage of the US-Israel war on Iran and the consequences for the region, the world and the global economy. The US expects its military operations against Iran to conclude within weeks, not months , and Washington can meet all its objectives without using ground troops, US secretary of state Marco Rubio said on Friday. Israel’s military says it has launched strikes on Iranian “regime targets” early on Saturday .