Rubio presses Europe on Iran action as he seeks to mend ties ๐จ
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has urged European allies to move beyond rhetoric and take concrete action against Iran as it blocks the Strait of Hormuz.
Speaking after meetings with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Rubio warned Tehran is attempting to assert control over the strategic waterway calling the move โunacceptableโ and a threat to global security.
โEverybody says Iran is a threat. Everybody says that Iran canโt have a nuclear weapon โฆ but youโve got to do something about it,โ Rubio told reporters in Rome. โIf the answer is no โฆ then you better have something more than just strongly worded statements to back it up.
โThe world has to start asking itself, what is it willing to do if Iran tries to normalise control of an international waterway? I think thatโs unacceptable.โ
Despite Rubioโs effort to ease tensions, differences remain between the US and Europe over the Iran conflict. Italy has opposed the US-Israeli bombing campaign, with Meloni calling it โillegalโ and has resisted military involvement.
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