Report: Rubio Told Foreign Counterparts US Not Planning to Strike Iran Again 'for Now
- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told foreign ministers that Washington does not plan new strikes against Iran for the time being and is focusing on economic pressure through a naval blockade and sanctions.
- The US has cleared mines from the Strait of Hormuz, which has reduced Iran's ability to control energy flows and weakened its leverage over global energy markets.
- The US strategy to pressure Iran economically will likely continue at least through the November midterm elections, while military options remain open if Iran attacks first.
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No new Iran strikes for now, Rubio tells allies as US tightens economic pressure
Marco Rubio told allied foreign ministers the United States does not currently expect fresh strikes on Iran and will instead intensify sanctions and maritime pressure. The shift underlines Washington's effort to squeeze Tehran economically while keeping the military option open if Iran attacks first.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio made a statement in conversation with Washington's allies, writing Axios.
The US Secretary of State did not rule out the possibility of attacks if Tehran attacks first, Axios reports.
Axios quoted American officials as saying that Washington does not currently intend to launch a large-scale military operation against Iran.
(Washington = Yonhap News) Correspondent Park Sung-min = U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio recently told several allied foreign ministers that he would avoid military action against Iran "for the time being"...
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