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Rubio will travel to Israel next week amid Iran tensions

Rubio's visit aims to address stalled nuclear talks and U.S. military buildup as tensions rise, focusing on Iran, Lebanon, and Gaza peace efforts, State Department said.

  • Early next week, Marco Rubio, U.S. Secretary of State, will make a quick trip to Israel, visiting on Monday and Tuesday to discuss regional priorities, State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott said Friday.
  • Rising tensions follow a breakdown in nuclear negotiations in Geneva as a massive buildup of U.S. military aircraft and warships concentrates in the Middle East.
  • The U.S. Embassy in Israel told staff they could leave and urged anyone considering departure to do so immediately, while Mike Huckabee urged eligible staff to take authorized departure TODAY and KLM suspended Tel Aviv flights.
  • Multiple countries have pulled staff or warned citizens to avoid travel, including Britain, Australia, China and India, while KLM plans to suspend flights out of Ben Gurion International Airport and JD Vance meets Badr al-Busaidi today.
  • The IAEA reported that Iran hasn’t granted access to nuclear facilities affected by the 12-day war, complicating verification efforts, as technical discussions are scheduled in Vienna next week.
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Further discussions on Iran are scheduled for Monday in Israel, particularly in the presence of US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

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A number of foreign delegations announced the withdrawal of officials from the Middle East and issued travel warnings for their citizens in the region

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will visit Israel on Monday and Tuesday, where he will discuss Iran, Lebanon and the implementation of President Donald Trump's Gaza peace plan with government representatives, the US State Department announced today.

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