Rubio explains suspension of Iran talks - report

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in phone calls with his counterparts from Arab countries that Washington currently maintains no dialogue with Tehran, Axios said, citing sources.

According to the sources, "Rubio told Arab foreign ministers in a series of phone calls Thursday that the war is expected to last several more weeks."

Rubio said that "there is currently no U.S. dialogue with the Iranian regime, and that any talks now would undermine ongoing military objectives," Axios reported.

On February 28, the U.S. and Israel launched a military operation against Iran. The IRGC announced a large-scale retaliatory operation, attacking facilities in Israel. U.S. targets in Bahrain, Jordan, Qatar, Kuwait, the UAE, and Saudi Arabia were also hit. The strikes on Iran killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and several other key figures in the Islamic Republic's leadership.