Trump’s war against Iran not ‘necessarily popular’ but needed to stop a nuclear threat, Rubio says
Rubio said the campaign was needed to stop Iran’s nuclear drive, even as higher energy prices and voter anger helped Democrats win Congress.
- On Sunday, President Donald Trump told CNN that extensive strikes on Iran were 'highly unlikely' if Tehran signs 'a very strong agreement.' Shortly after, U.S. forces conducted a limited attack on Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz.
- Qatar's Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, the main mediator, is scheduled to meet Trump at the White House on Monday to advance de-escalation efforts.
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio called Tehran's demands 'outrageous and ridiculous' and unrealistic, while Iran insists the U.S. lift sanctions and its naval blockade as preconditions for negotiations.
- Despite diplomatic overtures, the U.S. extended its blockade to include Iranian ground transport and unveiled a task force called 'Iron Gate' to monitor weapons moving across Iran's borders.
- Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi insists Tehran's two-day proposal stands and warned that if Washington chooses war, Iranian forces will 'rain down hell,' underscoring high stakes amid shifting political dynamics.
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday that the economic pressure exerted by the United States on Iran is now sufficient, and "no major military operation is required, a statement similar to that made by its chief,
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24 heuresThe head of US diplomacy Marco Rubio ruled out a major military operation against Iran on Tuesday.
United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio ruled out new major military operations against Iran today, with intensive diplomatic movements led by international and regional parties to contain escalation and reach a settlement ending the war.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday that he told G7 allies that economic sanctions and the US naval blockade are working so well that President Donald Trump does not need to take major military action in Iran. Speaking to reporters in Paris after two days of meetings with G7 allies, Rubio repeatedly rejected the claim that not engaging in military action would mean a stalemate or maintaining the status quo, foreign media write, according…
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