Rubio Says US Has Achieved Objectives of Iran Operation
Rubio said the United States is now focused on reopening the Strait of Hormuz, where only two commercial ships have passed under U.S. protection this week.
- On Tuesday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that Operation Epic Fury has ended, though a fragile ceasefire remains uncertain as attacks continue in the Strait of Hormuz.
- The Trump Administration told Congress that hostilities against Iran formally ended amid a ceasefire reached nearly a month ago, shifting from President Trump's earlier demands for "unconditional surrender" to a defensive posture.
- Rubio described the new initiative "Project Freedom" as an incremental effort to restore a "protective bubble" for maritime traffic, though major shipping companies remain reluctant to transit the 21-mile-wide strait.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth insisted the ceasefire remains intact despite recent attacks from Iran targeting shipping and the United Arab Emirates, with American forces responding defensively.
- Rubio warned that Iran could permanently hold global energy markets hostage with a nuclear weapon, potentially driving gas prices to $8 or $9 a gallon if the strait were closed.
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The U.S. chief of diplomacy assured that the U.S. would not open fire themselves, but added that if they were targeted, the U.S. forces conducting this operation would respond "with deadly efficiency."
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