US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the Strait of Hormuz has to be open, “one way or the other”, when referring to recent US strikes on Iran, Reuters reports.

“The straits have to be open, they’re going to be open one way or the other, so they need to be open,” Rubio told reporters on his plane in India’s Jaipur.

He said the negotiating language of the deal with Iran could “take a few days”.