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        "msgid": "trumps-special-envoy-witkoff-uncertain-how-us-operations-against-iran-will-end-1773201256",
        "date": "2026-03-11 08:50:18",
        "title": "Trump's Special Envoy Witkoff Uncertain How US Operations Against Iran Will End",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "US President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff has stated he lacks clarity on how American military operations against Iran will conclude amid escalating Middle Eastern tensions. The statement comes following 28 February strikes by the US and Israel against Iranian targets, including Tehran, which resulted in damage to facilities and civilian casualties, prompting Iranian retaliation against Israeli territory and US military installations in the region. Russia's President Putin has condemned the killing of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as a cynical violation of international law, warning of potential regional destabilisation.",
        "content": "<p>Washington (ANTARA) \u2014 Steve Witkoff, special envoy to US President\nDonald Trump, stated that he lacks a clear picture of how American\nmilitary operations against Iran will conclude amid escalating tensions\nin the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI do not know, Sarah. What I do know is that President Donald Trump\nis not someone to be challenged,\u201d Witkoff said in an interview on\nTuesday with CNBC when asked about the possible conclusion of the\nmilitary operations.<\/p>\n<p>The statement emerged after the United States and Israel launched\nstrikes against several targets in Iran on 28 February, including in the\ncapital Tehran.<\/p>\n<p>The strikes reportedly caused damage to several facilities and\nresulted in civilian casualties.<\/p>\n<p>Iran subsequently retaliated by launching attacks on Israeli\nterritory and American military facilities in the Middle East\nregion.<\/p>\n<p>Washington and Tel Aviv initially stated that the strikes, which they\ncharacterised as a \u201cpreventive\u201d measure, were necessary to address\nthreats deemed to originate from Iran\u2019s nuclear programme.<\/p>\n<p>However, subsequently, both nations also expressed a desire to see a\nchange in power in Iran.<\/p>\n<p>Iran\u2019s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was reported to have\nbeen killed on the first day of the military operations.<\/p>\n<p>The Islamic Republic of Iran\u2019s government subsequently declared a\n40-day period of national mourning.<\/p>\n<p>This escalation of conflict has triggered reactions from several\ncountries, including Russia.<\/p>\n<p>Russian President Vladimir Putin described Khamenei\u2019s killing as a\ncynical violation of international law.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Kremlin, the action has the potential to worsen\nregional stability that is already fraught with tension.<\/p>\n<p>Russia\u2019s Ministry of Foreign Affairs also condemned the military\noperations conducted by the United States and Israel.<\/p>\n<p>Moscow urged all parties to immediately undertake de-escalation and\ncease hostilities.<\/p>",
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