<p>US President <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/search?q=Donald%20Trump">Donald Trump </a>on Tuesday said he could end the military operation in <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/search?q=Iran">Iran</a> within two to three weeks, adding that Tehran did not have to make a deal to put an end to the offensive. </p><p>The remarks come as a U-turn to previous statements about how and when the war, now in its fifth week would end. "We'll be leaving very soon," Trump told reporters at the White House , saying the exit could take place "within two weeks, maybe two weeks, maybe three." </p><p>"Iran doesn't have to make a deal. No, they don't have to make a deal with me," the US president added. </p>.Iran, US-Israel War Highlights | 'Will be leaving very soon': Trump says US could end Iran war in 2-3 weeks.<p>Earlier in the day, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Trump was willing to make a deal with Iran to end the war, which spread across the region and disrupted energy supplies. </p><p>Hegseth said that talks with Iran were ongoing but added that the US was ready to continue the attacks if Iran did not comply.</p><p>"We have more and more options, and they have less ... in only one month we set the terms, the upcoming days will be decisive," Hegseth said in Washington.</p><p>Meanwhile, Iran's Revolutionary Guards issued new threats to US companies in the region, warning to begin fresh wave of attacks on Wednesday. </p><p>Among the companies warned were Microsoft, Google , Apple, Intel, IBM, Tesla and Boeing. </p><p>However, Trump downplayed the threat, saying "They don't have much left to threaten."</p>.Iran's Revolutionary Guards says they will target US companies in the region.<p>Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said he has been receiving direct messages from US special envoy Steve Witkoff but they do not constitute "negotiations", <em>Reuters </em>reported citing Qatar's Al Jazeera TV.</p><p>The messages include threats or exchanged views delivered through "friends," he added.</p><p><strong>War rages on</strong> </p><p>US General Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told reporters in Washington on Tuesday that the US military continued to strike key manufacturing and research sites in Iran. He added that the US had also taken out more than 150 Iranian naval vessels. </p><p>On Tuesday, a weather station's radar and building in the Iranian port of Bushehr were put out of service after being hit twice. </p><p>Additionally, the Mobarakeh steel plant in Isfahan was attacked for the second time in a week and parts of the Sefiddasht Steel Complex in the city of Borujen were targeted, according to local media. </p><p>However, Iran has hit back amid relentless strikes from the US and Israel. Tehran's neighbours have also been pulled into the conflict.</p><p> Further, Israel has also struck in Lebanon. Heavy strikes were reported in Beirut on Tuesday evening, <em>Reuters </em>reported. </p><p>Israel's military said it had struck a senior Hezbollah commander and an additional senior fighter in two separate attacks there.</p>
<p>US President <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/search?q=Donald%20Trump">Donald Trump </a>on Tuesday said he could end the military operation in <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/search?q=Iran">Iran</a> within two to three weeks, adding that Tehran did not have to make a deal to put an end to the offensive. </p><p>The remarks come as a U-turn to previous statements about how and when the war, now in its fifth week would end. "We'll be leaving very soon," Trump told reporters at the White House , saying the exit could take place "within two weeks, maybe two weeks, maybe three." </p><p>"Iran doesn't have to make a deal. No, they don't have to make a deal with me," the US president added. </p>.Iran, US-Israel War Highlights | 'Will be leaving very soon': Trump says US could end Iran war in 2-3 weeks.<p>Earlier in the day, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Trump was willing to make a deal with Iran to end the war, which spread across the region and disrupted energy supplies. </p><p>Hegseth said that talks with Iran were ongoing but added that the US was ready to continue the attacks if Iran did not comply.</p><p>"We have more and more options, and they have less ... in only one month we set the terms, the upcoming days will be decisive," Hegseth said in Washington.</p><p>Meanwhile, Iran's Revolutionary Guards issued new threats to US companies in the region, warning to begin fresh wave of attacks on Wednesday. </p><p>Among the companies warned were Microsoft, Google , Apple, Intel, IBM, Tesla and Boeing. </p><p>However, Trump downplayed the threat, saying "They don't have much left to threaten."</p>.Iran's Revolutionary Guards says they will target US companies in the region.<p>Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said he has been receiving direct messages from US special envoy Steve Witkoff but they do not constitute "negotiations", <em>Reuters </em>reported citing Qatar's Al Jazeera TV.</p><p>The messages include threats or exchanged views delivered through "friends," he added.</p><p><strong>War rages on</strong> </p><p>US General Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told reporters in Washington on Tuesday that the US military continued to strike key manufacturing and research sites in Iran. He added that the US had also taken out more than 150 Iranian naval vessels. </p><p>On Tuesday, a weather station's radar and building in the Iranian port of Bushehr were put out of service after being hit twice. </p><p>Additionally, the Mobarakeh steel plant in Isfahan was attacked for the second time in a week and parts of the Sefiddasht Steel Complex in the city of Borujen were targeted, according to local media. </p><p>However, Iran has hit back amid relentless strikes from the US and Israel. Tehran's neighbours have also been pulled into the conflict.</p><p> Further, Israel has also struck in Lebanon. Heavy strikes were reported in Beirut on Tuesday evening, <em>Reuters </em>reported. </p><p>Israel's military said it had struck a senior Hezbollah commander and an additional senior fighter in two separate attacks there.</p>
