Rubio: US nearing end of military operation in Iran

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the successful progress of the military operation against Iran.

The head of the US State Department made this announcement in an interview with Fox News.

According to him, the assigned tasks are being completed on time or ahead of schedule, and the mission's completion is just around the corner.

"It won't happen today or tomorrow, but it will happen," Rubio said, responding to a question about the end of the operation.

The US Secretary of State noted that the United States has significantly destroyed Iran's naval and air forces. Furthermore, he assessed that the operation is in the process of eliminating a "significant" portion of the country's missile systems, as well as missile and drone production facilities.

"We are approaching the point where our armed forces will have achieved all the objectives of this mission, and they are doing so with exceptional effectiveness," the Secretary of State noted.

Rubio also raised the possibility of holding direct talks with Iranian officials at some point.

As a reminder, the US and Israel launched a military operation against Iran on February 28, launching airstrikes on several cities. In response, Iran launched missiles at Israel and also attacked US military bases in the Persian Gulf. Several regional states temporarily closed their airspace due to the situation. That same day, Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was killed in airstrikes.