Washington hopes the war will end in “weeks, not months” | Israel and the US attack a nuclear facility in Iran without any radioactive leak reported | Merz expresses doubts that the US and Israeli strategy “will lead to success.”
The White House envoy fo
r talks with Iran, Steve Witkoff, sees a meeting between the United States and the Islamic Republic as possible this week. “We hope so,” he stated this Friday during his remarks at an investment forum in Miami. Shortly before, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that he hopes the war will end in “weeks, not months.” Meanwhile, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz doubts that the US and Israel have a clear strategy to end the conflict. “I am not convinced that the current situation will lead to success,” he said. On the ground, Israel and the US have attacked a nuclear facility in central Iran, with no leaks or casualties reported. The complex sustained damage to the Jondab heavy water plant and the Ardakan yellowcake plant (concentrated uranium oxide), two key substances for fuel development in the nuclear process. Meanwhile, the Revolutionary Guard has insisted that the Strait of Hormuz is closed and that ships passing through it will suffer “serious consequences.”Source: El País (March, 28th 2026). Última hora del ataque de Estados Unidos e Israel contra Irán, en directo | Un ataque con misiles iraníes contra una base en Arabia Saudí hiere a 12 soldados estadounidenses. Available on: https://elpais.com/internacional/2026-03-27/ultima-hora-del-ataque-de-estados-unidos-e-israel-contra-iran-en-directo.html.