India, April 1 -- Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday issued fresh threats to the Iranian regime, even as US President Donald Trump hinted at the ongoing war ending soon. While the Republican gave a timeline of two to three weeks for the war to end, Netanyahu categorically said: "The campaign is not over. We will continue to crush the terror regime."

His remarks add to the ambiguity on the future of the conflict, especially at time when Iran has also expressed "necessary will" to bring the conflict to an end.

The US and Israel together launched surprise strikes on Iran last month, triggering a big retaliation from Iran and tensions have since persisted in several Gulf countries, including Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and the...