strikeMay 25, 2026

Trump not going to make a bad deal with Iran, says Rubio

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Listen to this article in summarized format Rubio's comments come at a time when Trump asserted that any future deal with Iran under his administration would involve no financial concessions and would be fundamentally different from the agreement reached during former US President Barack Obama's tenure. "As the President said, he's not in a hurry; he's not going to make a bad deal. I mean, the President is not going to make a bad agreement. So let's see what happens. We're going to give diplomacy every chance to succeed before we explore the alternatives," he told reporters. The US Secretary of State said that Washington will either have a good agreement with Iran or deal with the country "another way." He further informed that work is still in progress and a deal to end the war with Iran could materialise "today", adding that Israel had the right to defend itself against attack. The peace agreement between Washington and Tehran is stuck at key points, which include Iran's possession of nuclear programme and opening of the Strait of Hormuz. "Work still in progress. We thought we might have some news last night, maybe today. So we have what I think is a pretty solid thing on the table in terms of their ability to open up the Strait, get the Straits open, enter into a very real, significant time-limited negotiation on the nuclear matters and hopefully we can pull it off," Rubio said. "Israel always has a right to protect itself... if Hezbollah is going to launch missiles or launches missiles at them, Israel has every right to respond to that," he told reporters as he departed for Agra. (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel) (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel)

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Listen to this article in summarized format Rubio's comments come at a time when Trump asserted that any future deal with Iran under his administration would involve no financial concessions and would be fundamentally different from the agreement reached during former US Presiden…

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