US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the US expects the military operation in Iran to end within weeks, not months, after meeting with foreign ministers from the G7 member states in France, Reuters reported, quoted by BTA.
At the foreign ministers' summit, which took place at the Vaud-de-Serne abbey near Paris, Marco Rubio also indicated that Iran could introduce a fee for passing through the Strait of Hormuz, which he said would be unacceptable.
The US Secretary of State did not ask his G7 counterparts to send ships to guard the strait, but asked them to are preparing for the role they will have to play after the end of the Middle East conflict.
US President Donald Trump and senior White House officials have been informed through intermediaries that Iran will respond later today to the US plan for a ceasefire plan, a source familiar with the negotiations said.
Iran is still considering the 15-point plan, which includes demands ranging from ending Iran's nuclear program to curbing missile development and effectively handing over control of the Strait of Hormuz.
On Ukraine, Secretary of State Marco Rubio rejected Ukrainian President Zelensky's claim that the US had offered security guarantees to Ukraine only on the condition that it hand over the Donbas region.