# Rubio invokes India-Iran comparison to defend closer US-Pakistan ties

https://mins.news/en/item/108435

- TRT World, 2026-10-20 19:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.trtworld.com/article/c777125d1037

> US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Mumbai, India’s financial hub, on Tuesday. He used a comparison involving India and Iran to defend closer ties between the United States and Pakistan.

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