Secretary of State Marco Rubio stood before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee today and delivered the most direct message Washington has sent to Iran since the war began — “If Iran is going to shut down the straits for everybody, we are going to shut down the straits for them.” Trump and Rubio both confirmed the
United States remains in active negotiations with Iran despite Iranian state media claiming talks had completely broken down days ago — with Rubio making clear that Iran reopening the Strait of Hormuz is a non-negotiable condition of any peace deal. Congress has grown increasingly uneasy about the war, its economic fallout and Trump’s authority to continue it — but today Rubio walked into that hearing room and made sure every senator and every American watching knew exactly where this administration stands. Iran thought the pressure was easing. Marco Rubio just made sure they think again.
