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U.S. Envoy Declines to Set End Date for Campaign Against Iran

The refusal signals a move to an open-ended strategy using strikes, sanctions, diplomacy with advisers privately warning the campaign could extend through the president's term.

US says door remains open for Iran nuclear talks
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US Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz speaks to the media on Nov. 17, 2025, in New York City.

Overview

  • The U.S.-led campaign began Feb. 28 with joint U.S.-Israeli strikes and has remained active for seven months without a public end date.
  • U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Mike Waltz told CNN he would not set a timeline and said “time is on the president’s and on the United States’ side,” framing open-endedness as an advantage.
  • The administration combines periodic strikes labeled Operation Epic Fury, tighter sanctions, and back-channel diplomacy with Gulf states and Oman, but pauses have repeatedly given way to renewed operations.
  • Reporting by the Wall Street Journal and other outlets says some senior White House advisers privately warn the campaign could continue through the remainder of President Trump’s term.
  • The prolonged campaign is raising regional risks and domestic pressures by keeping maritime operations around the Strait of Hormuz active and increasing casualty and financial costs ahead of U.S. midterm politics.