Rubio says US would 'love' to reach diplomatic settlement with Iran

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says that the US would “love to reach a diplomatic settlement” with Iran.

“We’d love to reach an agreement if it were possible with Iran … where they say, ‘We will no longer sponsor terrorism, and we will not pursue a nuclear weapon or the things you need for a nuclear weapon,” he told reporters in Manila.

United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks with journalists during a meeting of Nato foreign ministers in Helsingborg, Sweden on May 22, 2026. — AFP/File
United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks with journalists during a meeting of Nato foreign ministers in Helsingborg, Sweden on May 22, 2026. — AFP/File

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