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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 2:30 AM MDT

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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Daniel Estrin is NPR's international correspondent in Jerusalem.
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Steve Inskeep is a host of NPR's Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First.
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