United States Secretary of State
United States Secretary of State (2025–)
| Offices |
|
|---|
Portrait: U.S. Department of State · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
What this person said on the record, as reported, newest first.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has avoided impeachment for now, while a new talking point has emerged. The podcast also says the losing party is doubling down on hardline leaders, while the winning party may be reinforcing its commitment to change.
C
CNN
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said further major combat operations against Iran were unnecessary, citing the effectiveness of economic sanctions and pressure. He spoke after a meeting of G7 nations in Paris.
AAl Jazeera
Marco Rubio said post-war security guarantees for Ukraine would need Russia’s approval and would be crucial to a negotiated settlement. A Ukrainian military intelligence source said Russia is planning attacks on food-industry facilities. A Ukrainian commander said Russian forces are striking bridges and dams to isolate Zaporizhzhia, while Russian firms are seeking data-center capacity abroad.
TThe Kyiv Independent
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Washington hopes to expand the trilateral consultations on a settlement in Ukraine to include European allies directly. Europeans are not yet at the negotiating table, he said, but the US believes they should be. The Russia, US and Ukraine delegations completed the first day of talks in Abu Dhabi.
T
TASS
Marco Rubio said Donald Trump supports meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the APEC summit, if possible, to discuss the state of nuclear weapons worldwide. Trump considers proliferation very dangerous. Dmitry Peskov said Moscow, Beijing and Washington are exchanging views on a possible trilateral meeting’s agenda.
TTASS
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said there was no need for major combat operations in Iran, citing the US economic campaign. He spoke after two days of meetings with G7 allies.
R
Reuters
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said major combat operations in Iran are unnecessary, backing President Donald Trump’s assertion that the US-Israeli war on Iran is effectively over. At the G7 foreign ministers’ meeting in Paris, Rubio said economic pressure on Iran is working.
AAl Jazeera English
Rubio told the G7 that the United States would continue imposing “devastating” costs on Iran. His comments came a day after President Donald Trump said he planned to hold off on new military strikes against Iran.
TTRT World
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Western security guarantees for Ukraine would have to be acceptable to Russia, and no final plan has been settled. He called the upcoming Russia-US-Ukraine talks in Abu Dhabi critical; the November 10–11 negotiations are expected to focus on security guarantees.
TTASS
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.
C
CNBC
Reports that mention this person, by story.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio urged Western nations in an Athens speech to unapologetically put their own interests first. He praised ancient Greece, lamented “Western decline” and defended Trump’s “America First” foreign policy.
AAl JazeeraOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-08 13:38
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is visiting Portugal, concluding a tour of NATO allies. He praised Portugal as a “great ally” and is looking to deepen ties.
A
ABC NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-08 12:02
Secretary Rubio is meeting Portuguese Prime Minister Luis Montenegro and will hold a press conference with Foreign Minister Paulo Rangel.
F
Fox NewsOriginal★★★★☆2026-10-08 11:45
Portuguese Foreign Minister Paulo Rangel welcomes visiting U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Lisbon, where they meet.
T
The Associated PressOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-08 11:29
During his trip to Greece, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio called on Europeans to increase defence spending and take greater responsibility for protecting their continent.
EeuronewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-08 07:30
London-based historian Pan Dongkai told VOA that although US Secretary of State Marco Rubio did not specifically name the Chinese Communist Party in his speech in Greece, it was aimed at communism, using Western civilization rooted in Greece to counter what Pan called the “communist virus.”
V
VOA ChineseOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-08 04:00
CNN’s Stephen Collinson writes that Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s speech in Greece implicitly positioned him as both an heir to and modernizer of the “America First” movement, just weeks before the 2028 race surges to life after the midterm elections.
CCNNOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-07 22:45
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told a policy speech in Athens, aimed mainly at Europe, that the collective West is at a crossroads. He said it must act decisively internationally or face “servitude and decline,” and criticized Western shame over its achievements, nationalism and history, as well as the transfer of sovereignty to global bureaucracies.
TTASSOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-07 18:48
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke at the Acropolis in Athens during an official visit to Greece. He said the two countries will start a new counterterrorism initiative to share information among law enforcement agencies, and said Greece faces particular threats from mass migration and human trafficking.
RReutersOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-07 15:42
In Athens, Marco Rubio is using his remarks to warn that the threat picture for Western countries is worsening, while discussing the United States’ place in global affairs and the pressures on U.S. partners.
FFox NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-07 12:34
