{"id":6550,"date":"2026-03-25T07:17:47","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T23:17:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moresourcing.com\/israel-iran-war\/"},"modified":"2026-03-25T07:17:47","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T23:17:47","slug":"israel-iran-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moresourcing.com\/ja\/israel-iran-war\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel’s military wants more weeks to fight Iran, officials say : NPR"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n An excavator clears rubble from destroyed residential buildings in northern Tehran, Iran, on Monday, as the U.S. and Israel’s war with Iran raged for its fourth week.\n \n \n AFP via Getty Images\n \n <\/b>\n \u30ad\u30e3\u30d7\u30b7\u30e7\u30f3\u3092\u96a0\u3059<\/b><\/b>\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n\n \u30c8\u30b0\u30eb\u30fb\u30ad\u30e3\u30d7\u30b7\u30e7\u30f3<\/b><\/b>\n <\/div>\n\n \n \n AFP via Getty Images\n \n <\/span>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n

Click here to listen to NPR’s\u00a0<\/em>State of the World\u00a0podcast, a human perspective on global stories in just a few minutes, every weekday.<\/em><\/a><\/p>

TEL AVIV, Israel \u2014 The Israeli military estimates it would need several more weeks of fighting to complete its war goals in Iran, two Israeli military officials told NPR on Tuesday. That timeline could be cut short as the U.S. makes efforts to try to end the war.<\/p>

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President Trump said the U.S. is holding “productive” talks to seek an end to the Iran war, though Iran denied the existence of direct talks. Pakistan, Egypt, Oman and Turkey have been playing a role in backchannel efforts toward reaching a U.S.-Iran ceasefire, according to an Egyptian official, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss the discreet negotiations.<\/p>

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu acknowledged Trump’s diplomatic efforts, but did not say whether he supported them.<\/p>

“President Trump believes there is an opportunity to leverage the tremendous achievements we have reached alongside the U.S. military to realize the goals of the war through an agreement, an agreement that will safeguard our vital interests,” Netanyahu said in a video address posted online<\/a>.<\/p>