Trump comments on Middle East conflict timeline as attacks continue

President Donald Trump said a conflict involving Iran could last 'four to five weeks' and described it as a 'four-week process,' while also stating he rejects Iran's attempts to talk. Attacks and casualties continued across the Middle East during this period.

Analysts and former officials commented on the situation. Former Arab League chief Amr Moussa described an attack on Iran as a U.S. strategic move to reshape the region. Other international analysis suggested the U.S. objective in the Middle East conflict was not primarily terrorism.