Marco Rubio Tells G7 US Will Keep Imposing 'Devastating' Costs on Iran, Diplomats Say
Rubio said sanctions are limiting Tehran’s regional financing and that Washington will keep raising economic costs instead of returning to war.
- On Tuesday, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told G-7 foreign ministers that the United States would keep imposing "devastating" economic costs on Iran, saying it has options beyond war or accepting unacceptable demands.
- Rubio, alongside White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, backs maintaining heavy economic pressure on Tehran to limit the regime's ability to fund regional activities and proxies.
- During the Paris meeting, diplomats reported that Rubio used strong language to describe Iranian authorities, at one point referring to them as "lunatics."
- After talks in Washington, Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani made an unscheduled stop at the G-7 meeting in Paris, expressing cautious optimism that a diplomatic solution remains possible.
- President Trump plans to continue a naval blockade in the Strait of Hormuz, though Vice President JD Vance prefers pursuing a deal, citing political losses from the Iran war.
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Rubio Rules Out Major US Military Action Against Iran
Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that U.S. economic sanctions and a naval blockade against Iran are effective enough that President Donald Trump does not need to engage in major combat operations. After meetings with G7 allies in Paris, Rubio emphasized that the economic pressure on Iran is significant and increasing daily. He mentioned that […]
France has not ruled out the risk of a new escalation between Iran and the United States as diplomatic efforts to defuse the conflict continue. In Paris, G7 foreign ministers are discussing the crisis with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who said Washington would continue to exert strong economic pressure on Tehran. According to diplomats quoted by Reuters, Rubio has indicated that the United States has options that are not limited to a choic…
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told the foreign ministers of the G7 group of countries at a meeting in Paris today that the US will continue to create economic costs for Iran, reports Reuters citing diplomats from the G7 countries.
Rubio Tells G7 US Will Keep Imposing 'Devastating' Costs on Iran ...
Washington believes that economic pressure is working and therefore military strikes are not required at this time, while Qatar talks about progress in contacts with Tehran.
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