U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Sunday that “significant progress” has been made in ongoing talks related to Iran, while reaffirming that the U.S. goal remains preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.
Speaking alongside Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar during a visit to India, Rubio said the Trump administration has spent the last 48 hours working with Gulf allies on a possible framework to protect international shipping routes and address concerns over Iran’s nuclear program.
“We think we’ve made some progress on the outline of something,” Rubio said, adding that any agreement would still require “full Iranian acceptance, and then compliance.”
Rubio also condemned Iranian threats against commercial waterways, calling them “illegal under any concept of international law.”
Defending President Donald Trump, Rubio rejected claims the administration would support a deal that strengthens Iran’s nuclear capabilities.
He ended his remarks with cautious optimism, saying the world could receive “good news” in the coming hours.
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