# Rubio says war on Iran unpopular but ‘necessary’ to stop nuclear threat

https://mins.news/en/item/135003

- Al Jazeera, 2026-11-09 04:02 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/9/rubio-says-war-on-iran-unpopular-but-necessary-to-stop-nuclear-threat?traffic_source=rss

> US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Donald Trump launched the war against Iran to guard against Tehran’s pursuit of nuclear weapons. Rubio called Iran’s negotiating demands outrageous and unrealistic and said a breakthrough was not imminent. Iran’s foreign minister said Tehran’s two-day proposal remains on the table, conditional on ending the war on all fronts.

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