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U.N. envoy says no timeline for end of Iran war
By The BriefBrief · Sources (23)
Filed: Sep 20, 2026 at 9:17 PM ET
Summary: Mike Waltz, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, said there is no timeline for when the Iran war will end. He said a U.S. naval blockade is pressuring Iran’s economy as intended, but Tehran has said it is not backing down.
WHO: Mike Waltz
WHAT: Said there is no timeline for the end of the Iran war and that a U.S. naval blockade is pressuring Iran’s economy, despite Tehran saying it is not backing down.
WHEN: Sep 20, 2026 at 3:47 PM ET
WHERE: United States
WHY: Waltz was responding to questions about when the Iran war would end and the effect of the U.S. naval blockade.
Sources (23):
ARY News,
Al Jazeera,
Bloomberg,
CBS News,
CNBC Top News,
CNN World,
Deutsche Welle,
Financial Times,
Fox News,
France 24,
Jerusalem Post,
LA Times,
Middle East Eye,
NBC News,
NPR,
PBS NewsHour,
Politico Europe,
Stars and Stripes (via Google News),
Straits Times,
The Hindu,
The Independent,
UPI,
Washington Post
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