00:01U.S. President Donald Trump and his Secretary of State Marco Rubio say the end of the war in Iran
00:06could be near.
00:07This as Washington signals a potential for both direct talks with Tehran's leadership and a winding down of the conflict
00:12even without a deal.
00:14Iran doesn't have to make a deal, no. No, they don't have to make a deal with me.
00:18The remarks highlight shifting and sometimes conflicting signals from Washington on how the war, now in its fifth week, could
00:25end.
00:26Washington earlier warned it could intensify military operations if Iran rejects a 15-point U.S. ceasefire plan which includes
00:33halting nuclear activity and reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
00:36Rubio also says there is potential for a meeting between both sides at some point.
00:41Still, attacks were reported on both sides early Wednesday with drones hitting fuel tanks at Kuwait's international airport.
00:47A tanker was hit by an unknown projectile near the Qatari capital, Doha.
00:50Authorities in Bahrain also report a fire at an undisclosed company facility from an Iranian attack.
00:56The
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