United States Secretary of State
United States Secretary of State (2025–)
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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CNBC
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio approved a waiver releasing $320 million in military aid to Egypt that had been withheld over human rights concerns. He said Washington’s concerns about its Middle Eastern ally’s human rights record would remain part of broader bilateral discussions.
EeuronewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-02 04:22
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will visit Iceland, Greece and Portugal next week to discuss economic and security cooperation, along with other issues, the State Department said Thursday.
RReutersOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-01 18:10
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio ordered Iran’s delegation to the UN General Assembly to leave the United States immediately after bilateral talks with Iran stalled, Axios reported, citing sources. Qatari mediators sought a diplomatic breakthrough, but neither side was willing to compromise and little progress was made.
TTASSOriginal★★★★☆2026-10-01 01:15
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said a foreign actor was involved in an apparent plot to attack RAF Fairford, a British airbase used by U.S. bombers.
RReutersOriginal★★★☆☆2026-09-29 07:50
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said European countries face major challenges. Recalling the migration crisis in the Spanish exclave of Ceuta in late July, he said no responsible, well-governed country can leave its borders open and allow migration to flood in.
TTASSOriginal★★★☆☆2026-09-29 04:58
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan held talks in Washington on regional security cooperation, including escalating hostilities with Yemen’s Houthis and navigation safety in the Strait of Hormuz and Bab al-Mandeb. Rubio separately discussed implementing the US-brokered Lebanon-Israel ceasefire with Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam.
AAl JazeeraOriginal★★★★☆2026-09-29 04:46
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Monday that Washington hopes Cuba will take “a different path.” He warned that people who think they can simply wait out President Donald Trump’s administration without changing course will “learn the lesson the hard way.”
RReutersOriginal★★★☆☆2026-09-29 03:20
Secretary of State Marco Rubio discusses what Fox describes as the disgruntled state of Cuba’s government, the Trump administration’s historic Greenland deal and other foreign-policy issues on Hannity.
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Fox NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-09-29 01:28
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud to discuss Gulf reconstruction funding, maritime stability in the Strait of Hormuz and escalating hostilities between Riyadh and Yemen’s Ansar Allah Houthis. Rubio also met Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam over security along Lebanon’s southern border. Rubio is pressing Hezbollah to disarm, while Beirut is seeking…
AAl Jazeera EnglishOriginal★★★★☆2026-09-28 22:45
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan arrived in Washington on Monday for talks with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Saudi state media said, as hostilities between Riyadh and Yemen’s Houthis escalate.
RReutersOriginal★★★☆☆2026-09-28 04:50
