US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has welcomed “mediation efforts” being made by countries regarding the US-Iran war.

“Obviously, these are countries that we have strong alliances and partnerships with. In the case of Qatar in specific, they’ve been involved on this topic for a very long time,” he said, according to a transcript by the Department of State.

“I understand that Field Marshal Munir was actually in Tehran yesterday,” he further noted.

“But in the end, any decision on what would be acceptable is on – is in the hands of the President of the United States, and I think he’s been abundantly clear at the core of all of this is something very simple to understand, is the United States will not support any deal that creates a pathway for Iran to ever have a nuclear weapon. As long as President Trump is in office, they will never have a nuclear weapon.”