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Rubio: Iran Wants to Do to World ‘with a Nuclear Weapon What They Are Doing Now with Oil’

  • US Secretary of State Marco Rubio accused Iran of using the Strait of Hormuz as an 'economic nuclear weapon' to control over 80% of the world's oil shipping and hold the world hostage.
  • Rubio warned that if Iran acquires a nuclear weapon, groups like Hezbollah and Hamas would become untouchable, complicating efforts to maintain regional stability.
  • He emphasized the need for extraordinary sanctions and international pressure to address Iran's global threat and rejected any deal that excludes restrictions on Iran's nuclear program.
  • Rubio highlighted Iran's internal turmoil and suggested that Tehran seeks to dominate the region while delaying nuclear progress through negotiation tactics.
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U.S. Secretary of State Rubio laments the "economic nuclear bomb" that Iran has set on fire in the Strait of Hormus. It is not the only American gate.

·Frankfurt, Germany
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Tehran is blocking the strait and holding the world economy hostage. This is criticised by the US Secretary of State. President Trump is said to be dissatisfied with a new Iranian proposal. According to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Iran is using the blockade of the strategically important street of Hormus as a weapon with the greatest possible effect. "The Strait of Hormus is basically an economic nuclear weapon that they are trying to use…

·Germany
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Tensions between the US and Iran are not going to subside. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio made serious accusations against Iran, saying that Iran is using the Strait of Hormuz as an economic nuclear weapon, which is trying to hold global energy supplies hostage. Rubio warned that if Iran had nuclear weapons, the situation could become even more dangerous.

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CiberCuba broke the news on Tuesday, April 28, 2026.
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