Rubio in Paris: Economic Campaign on Iran Is Working, No Need for Major Combat Operations for Now
Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters in Paris on November 10, after a G7 meeting hosted at the George C. Marshall Center in the Hôtel de Talleyrand and joined by partners including Saudi Arabia, Brazil, Egypt and South Korea, that the U.S. economic campaign against Iran is devastating the Iranian economy and that President Trump has no need to conduct major combat operations at this point.
Rubio said he briefed partners on the situation in the Strait of Hormuz: the blockade and sanctions are compounding, Iran's remaining oil revenue is drying up, and the economic pressure will get even worse. If Iran crosses certain red lines, he said, the U.S. military stands ready, but there is no need for major combat operations any longer.
On Ukraine, Rubio said talks in Abu Dhabi were very productive, that European partners are now at the table working closely with Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, and that the U.S. goal is to expand the trilateral format beyond the U.S., Ukraine and Russia so Europeans are represented directly. He added that many of the partners will meet again in December in Doral, Florida.
Asked whether Secretary of War Pete Hegseth's actions had been entirely lawful, Rubio said the President is Commander-in-Chief with the right to defend the country against imminent threats, citing operations against drug traffickers, the Iran threat, and the capture of Nicolás Maduro as actions executed on the President's direct orders.
(Source: U.S. Department of State)
Source: U.S. Department of State
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