# Rubio sees little hope for diplomatic breakthrough in Mideast deadlock, calls Iran’s demands ‘outrageous’

https://mins.news/en/item/135411

- CNBC, 2026-11-09 11:09 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/11/09/us-iran-war-trump-hormuz.html

> U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters that negotiations with Iran remain unproductive and said he sees little prospect of a diplomatic breakthrough to the Middle East deadlock amid what he called Iran’s “outrageous” demands.

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