Secretary of State Marco Rubio told lawmakers Tuesday in his first public testimony since the Iran war began that the Iranians have agreed to negotiate on nuclear points that they had not been willing to address in the past but would not offer an assessment on what those talks might produce.
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio told lawmakers Tuesday in his first public testimony since the Iran war began that the Iranians have agreed to negotiate on nuclear points that they had not been willing to address in the past but would not offer an assessment on what those talks might produce.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio will testify before the House Appropriations Committee on Tuesday afternoon on President Trump's fiscal 2027 budget request, as negotiations between the U.S. and Iran over ending the war and reopening the Strait of Hormuz appear at a standstill. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told lawmakers Tuesday in his first public testimony since the Iran war began that the Iranians have agreed to negotiate on nuclear points that they had not been willing to address in the past but would not offer an assessment on what those talks might produce. Cory Booker (D-NJ) said Secretary of State Marco Rubio was acting like he has "Stockholm syndrome" because he was a hostage to President Donald Trump.
The post Booker: Rubio Has Stockholm Syndrome — He Is Trump's Hostage appeared first on Breitbart. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is increasingly engaging in negotiations.
The Hill reported the story as "Rubio testifies before House as US-Iran negotiations stall." Al Jazeera English reported the story as "US says Iran’s new supreme leader alive and ‘increasingly engaging’." Breitbart reported the story as "Booker: Rubio Has Stockholm Syndrome - He Is Trump's Hostage."
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11 sources have covered this story, including Breitbart, Al Jazeera English, South China Morning Post and Gateway Pundit and 7 other outlets. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed about 12 hours ago.
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