No Progress In Iran Negotiations: Rubio Rejects Tehran's 'Unacceptable' Demands As Trump Warns Tehran
\n\nUS Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday said diplomatic efforts with Iran had made little progress, describing Tehran's demands as "unacceptable", "outrageous" and "ridiculous". Speaking to reporters after arriving in France for a G7 foreign ministers' meeting, Rubio said Washington remained open to a diplomatic solution but suggested that negotiations were currently going nowhere.
\n\n"Right now it hasn't been very productive because the Iranian demands are simply not just unacceptable, but in some cases outrageous and ridiculous and really not realistic," Rubio said.
\n\nHe added that the US would explore a diplomatic solution if an opportunity emerged, while acknowledging that such efforts were not always possible.
\n\nRubio also defended President Donald Trump's approach to Iran, arguing that previous administrations had failed to confront the longstanding threat posed by Tehran.
\n\n"The president took on something that other presidents have failed to do," Rubio said, adding that confronting difficult security challenges was sometimes unpopular but necessary.
\n\nRubio's remarks came as Trump expressed confidence that the US would not need to resume military action against Iran, provided negotiations over Tehran's nuclear program and the reopening of the Strait…
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