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Israel needs weeks to destroy Iran's military, defense official says

NPR | By Daniel Estrin,

Steve Inskeep

Published March 9, 2026 at 4:30 AM EDT

A senior Israeli defense official tells NPR that Israel needs three more weeks to accomplish its goal of decimating Iran's military forces.

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