The US set an initial timeline of four to six weeks for the war.

Not in the ledger Claimed by Government of the United States on 10 March 2026.

Taken out of the ledger: Not a claim under the claim standard of 30 Oct 2026 (data-src/p1/DRAFTS.md): the party's own act or decision, or a description of the statement itself, which the statement and event records hold. The statement stays in the record.

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White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said the president and the military had set an initial timeline of four to six weeks for the operation, with the goals of destroying Iran's missiles and missile production and its navy, permanently denying it nuclear weapons, and weakening its allies in the region.

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1. Origin of the claim Democracy Now Media · Unaffiliated origin: White House briefing by Karoline Leavitt · published 2026-03-11 00:00 UTC

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