Rubio says US economic pressure on Iran makes major combat unnecessary
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Al Jazeera reports that US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told G7 ministers in Paris that Washington’s economic pressure campaign against Iran is so effective that a resumption of large-scale military operations is unnecessary. Rubio said the US does not need to conduct military strikes if the same objective is achieved through economic means, and he urged allies to help protect shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. President Trump said further strikes are quite unlikely and that Gulf allies prefer the status quo of the blockade. Vice President JD Vance favours a deal with Iran, which Trump does not believe is possible now. [1]
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