Iran defends two-day proposal for peace talks after US rejects conditions
- On Tuesday, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said President Donald Trump sees no need for major combat operations against Iran, citing the effectiveness of economic sanctions and naval blockades.
- Economic pressure has severely restricted Iranian oil exports, which Rubio described as "extraordinary" pain that is "growing every day," effectively replacing the need for direct military strikes.
- During a G7 meeting in Paris, Qatar's Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani joined European diplomats to urge de-escalation, while French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot warned escalation risk "has not been completely ruled out."
- Advisers including Vice President JD Vance, Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent reportedly prefer a diplomatic resolution, though Trump remains skeptical a "real deal" is currently possible with Tehran.
- Trump acknowledged the Iran war contributed to Republican losses in last week's midterm congressional elections, while Rubio rejected characterizations of the current situation as a "stalemate" or "status quo.
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Rubio Says ‘Major Combat Operations’ in Iran Are Over
“Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday that the Trump administration’s economic pressure campaign against Iran was effective enough that ‘there’s really no need for major combat operations any longer,'” the New York Times reports. “Mr. Rubio’s declaration was the most explicit signal yet that President Trump does not intend to escalate his conflict […]
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said today that economic pressure on Iran makes a new military offensive unnecessary, but accused Tehran of presenting "absurd" conditions for a peace agreement.
Američki državni tajnik Marco Rubio izjavio je u utorak kako je saveznicima iz poznane G7 poručio da američke Gospodarske Sankcije i Pomeranian blockade baju toliko good results will give predsjednik Donald Trump nema need for vođenjem većih borbenih operacija […] Objava Rubio: The economic pritisak on Iran gives results, vojna akcija nije nužna pojavila se prvi puta on Novi list.
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