U.S. secretary of state Marco Rubio has warned that Iran could lose almost all its oil revenue as U.S. sanctions and efforts to block Iranian oil shipments intensify, saying the economic pressure on Tehran would become “even worse”.
American leader Donald Trump supports holding a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the APEC summit, including to discuss the issues related to nuclear weapons, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the U.S. economic sanctions and naval blockade are working so well that U.S. President Donald Trump does not need to conduct major combat operations against Iran.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio described Iran’s demands as "absurd"
No progress has been made at the U.S.-Iran talks, and the two sides are not close to any breakthrough there, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said before flying for a G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Paris.
The U.S. administration expects that some progress will be made at the upcoming trilateral talks on Ukraine in Abu Dhabi, according to U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
U.S. President Donald Trump believes it is important for Russia to take part in G20 discussions, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said at a press conference following the G20 foreign ministers’ meeting in Atlanta.
The USA is once again evacuating embassy staff from countries in the Middle East, a process described as chaotic, according to CNN.
U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered the removal of sanctions on Russian diesel fuel as the move benefits Washington, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said.
The possibility of a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump, Russian head of state Vladimir Putin, and Chinese leader Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the APEC summit in Vietnam is being discussed, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on Sunday evening ahead of talks with representatives of five Central Asian countries, as Washington seeks to expand diplomatic, economic and security cooperation with the region.
Marco Rubio has highlighted the importance of cooperation with Central Asian nations, with a C5+1 format meeting set to take place tomorrow in Samarkand, attended by the US Secretary of State.
The USA has added two banks, a number of entities, and 16 Iranian nationals to its latest sanctions list concerning Iran
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will depart on Saturday on a five-day trip to India and Uzbekistan, the State Department said, adding that he will discuss energy cooperation in India.
The head of Azerbaijan's foreign ministry held a telephone conversation with his American counterpart
Iranian representatives left New York following the UN General Assembly according to a pre‑arranged schedule, refuting media reports that the State Department had demanded their urgent departure.
The US secretary of state also assessed developments in the Middle East calling it “very dangerous and complicated”
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio are expected to hold a meeting in New York on September 23, Director of the Department of International Organizations of the Russian Foreign Ministry Kirill Logvinov said.
A meeting between Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York is currently being arranged, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.
According to media reports, the decision to reject the agreement with Iran and halt the process in April was made by the head of the US State Department
