Rubio accuses Iran of being ‘world’s leading sponsor of terrorism’

Published May 24, 2026 Updated May 24, 2026 03:55pm

Despite the ongoing positive developments in the US-Iran negotiations, Secretary of State Marco Rubio has accused Iran of sponsoring ‘terrorism’ across the world, according to Al Jazeera.

“No nation on earth sponsors more terrorism than Iran,” Rubio said at a news conference in New Delhi.

He alleged that Iran invests in sponsoring Hezbollah and Hamas.

“The world’s leading sponsor of terrorism is Iran. Look at what they are doing now. They are holding hostage civilian vessels. … They’ve laid mines in an international waterway,” he said.

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