Trump says Iran war could end in 2-3 weeks, Yemen's Houthis target Israel

President Donald Trump says U.S. forces could end their operations in Iran within weeks,

setting out the clearest timeline yet for a possible withdrawal. Speaking at the White

House, Trump said Tehran does not need to make a deal for the U.S. to end its war.

The U.S. will be gone or done with the war. I think we too, though, make sure that it is

safe. No, they don't have to make a deal with me. When we feel that they are, for a long

period of time, put into the stone ages and they won't be able to come up with a nuclear

weapon, then we'll leave, whether we have a deal or not, irrelevant.

The White House has also announced that Trump will address the nation on Wednesday to give

court an important update on Iran. Meanwhile, Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Arakchi has

told Al Jazeera in an exclusive interview that Tehran has zero trust in Washington and

that no negotiations are taking place.

Meanwhile, an Iranian ballistic missile has targeted Israel injuring at least 16 people.

The Israeli Ambulance Service says a cluster munition missile hit multiple sites in and

around Tel Aviv.

Tel-Sueh Yemen's Houthis say they've carried out another missile attack targeting Israel

in coordination with its allies, Iran and Hezbollah.

Elsewhere in the region, in the last few minutes, Qatar has said it was targeted by three

missiles from Iran, two of which it said it's intercepted.

Israel has been bombarding Lebanon as well, striking areas across the country. The latest

attacks on the capital Beirut have killed at least seven people. Several others have been

injured.

The Israeli army says it's targeting Iran's ally Hezbollah.

The Lebanese government says more than 1,200 people have been killed and more than 1.2

million displaced since the fighting began a month ago.

There have also been more Israeli strikes on villages in southern Lebanon. Israeli forces

are expanding their attacks in the region as they continue to occupy the area.

Israel's defense minister has said all houses in the villages near the border in Lebanon

will be destroyed, quote, in accordance with the moral of Rafa and Beit Hanun in Gaza.

Now, Asian stocks rose after President Trump indicated the war with Iran may be over

in two to three weeks.

Japan's Nikkei index climbed 5 percent and South Korea's Cosby jumped 8 percent.

The global benchmark Brent Crude Oil has fallen to just under $100 a barrel after briefly

hitting $119 a barrel on Tuesday.

Coming up on the take, why education is under fire in the U.S. Israeli war on Iran?

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