Iran has 'lost complete control' of Hormuz Strait, Rubio says
- U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Iran has “lost complete control” of the Strait of Hormuz, which remains open.
- Rubio said nearly as much oil is leaving the strait as before the conflict began.
- Rubio said Iran’s economy is in “total and complete freefall,” which he linked to “crippling” sanctions.
- Rubio said any agreement must ensure Iran never obtains a nuclear weapon.
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RUBIO SAYS IRAN HAS 'LOST COMPLETE CONTROL' OF STRAIT OF HORMUZ AS OIL KEEPS FLOWING
Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters in Greece that Tehran's grip on the world's most important oil chokepoint has slipped, and Vice President JD Vance said Iran is largely unable to stop commercial traffic through the waterway.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio ANGELOS TZORTZINIS / AFP U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday (7) that Iran "lost total control" of the Strait of Ormuz and that, at the moment, it circulates almost as much oil as before the war on the route. The statement of the U.S. President Donald Trump's right-hand man occurred during a press conference in Athens, Greece, one of the countries of NATO that he is visiting on official trave…
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lrytas.ltUS Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday that Iran had completely lost control of the Strait of Hormuz, adding that Tehran's economy was in a "state of complete out-of-control decline."
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