Rubio says US expects to finish Iran war 'in next couple of weeks'

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the US expects to finish its operations in Iran "in the next couple of weeks". The objectives were being achieved and were ahead of schedule, he said at the end of a meeting in France of foreign ministers from the group of major Western economies, known the G7. Referring to peace talks that President Donald Trump says Iran wants - which Tehran denies - Rubio said there had been messages, but it was unclear who was left to represent the country. Several top Iranian leaders have been killed since the US and Israel began the war on 28 February. In the meantime, the US is sending troops to the area to give the president options, Rubio said. Trump and his top officials have consistently said their operations in Iran would last four-to-seven weeks. As the fourth week is about to end, Rubio's time frame would fit with those predictions - although he also mentioned that it was a question of "weeks, not months" when he answered a series of questions from reporters. Trump is widely reported to have passed on to the Iranians - via Pakistan - an outline of a 15-point plan to end the war. However, when asked by reporters if the Iranians were going to give