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June 24, 2026 3:35 PM

Rubio starts Middle East trip as allies seek answers on Iran

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio began a Middle East tour in earnest on Wednesday, seeking to reassure Gulf allies who view concessions in President Donald Trump’s Iran deal that include a proposed $300 billion fund as too generous to a regional foe. Arriving in the United Arab Emirates capital Abu Dhabi late on Tuesday for a three-day Gulf trip, Rubio is undertaking his first high-level diplomatic mission on the agreement reached last week to end the four-month-old U.S.-Israeli war with I...

June 24, 2026 12:45 PM

Rubio Begins Gulf Tour to Reassure Allies on U.S.-Iran Agreement

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has begun a three-day tour of the Gulf region aimed at reassuring key Arab allies following Washington’s newly negotiated agreement with Iran after the conclusion of the four-month U.S.-Israeli conflict with Tehran.Rubio arrived in Abu Dhabi late Tuesday and is scheduled to hold talks in the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, and Bahrain before meeting officials from the Gulf Cooperation Council later this week. During the visit, he is expected to brief regional...

June 23, 2026 11:18 AM

Rubio faces tough task of selling Iran reset to wary Gulf allies

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio faces a delicate mission this week pitching Washington's Iran peace deal to Gulf Arab leaders who fear excessive concessions will strengthen Tehran and reshape the region's security balance and oil flows. Rubio will meet them in the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday, before traveling to Kuwait and Bahrain, where he will meet officials from the Gulf Cooperation Council, a grouping of monarchies that also includes Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Oman. At issue are eleme...

May 26, 2026 3:32 PM

India, US sign critical minerals framework to strengthen supply chain cooperation

India and the United States on Tuesday signed a major framework agreement aimed at strengthening cooperation in the mining, processing and supply of critical minerals and rare earths, marking a significant step in deepening strategic and economic ties between the two countries. The Framework on “Securing of Supply in the Mining and Processing of Critical Minerals and Rare Earths” was signed in New Delhi by External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The M...

May 25, 2026 4:05 PM

Marco Rubio calls Taj Mahal a ‘true treasure of the world’ during visit with wife Jeanette

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday visited the iconic Taj Mahal along with his wife, Jeanette Rubio, describing the monument as “one of the true treasures of the world.” The couple spent nearly one-and-a-half hours at the UNESCO World Heritage site in Agra and later penned a message in the visitors’ book, writing, “Thank you for allowing us to visit one of the true treasures of the World.” US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor also accompanied the Rubios during the visit. The T...

May 25, 2026 9:51 AM

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio to visit Jaipur today

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is scheduled to visit Jaipur on Monday as part of his India tour, with elaborate preparations underway for his arrival and security arrangements across the city. This will be Rubio’s first visit to Jaipur. According to the proposed schedule, Rubio is expected to arrive in Jaipur at around 2 p.m. on Monday and depart at 6.30 a.m. on May 26. During his visit, he is expected to tour Amer Fort. Rajasthan Deputy Chief Minister Diya Kumari is scheduled to welcome...

May 23, 2026 11:00 AM

Rubio arrives in Kolkata for first India visit, QUAD meeting high on agenda

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Saturday visited the Missionaries of Charity in Kolkata as he began his first official visit to India, aimed at strengthening bilateral cooperation in areas including trade, defence, technology and energy security. Accompanied by his wife Jeanette D Rubio, the US Secretary of State visited the Nirmala Shishu Bhavan, a specialised children’s home run by the Missionaries of Charity. He also paid a visit to the Mother House in central Kolkata, the global ...

March 28, 2026 9:12 AM

Rubio says Iran war to last ‘weeks not months,’ no US ground troops needed

The U.S. expects its operation against Iran to conclude within weeks, not months, and Washington can meet all its objectives without using ground troops, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday. Rubio told reporters after meeting G7 counterparts in France that Washington was "on or ahead of schedule in that operation, and expect to conclude it at the appropriate time here - a matter of weeks, not months." While he said Washington could achieve its aims without ground troops, he ackn...

March 27, 2026 10:22 AM

Marco Rubio holds call with Iraqi Kurdish leader: US State Department

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with Kurdistan Regional Government Prime Minister Masrour Barzani on Thursday. "The secretary also expressed his gratitude to the Kurdistan Regional Government for enabling oil from Iraq, including from the Iraq Kurdistan Region, to reach global markets," the State Department said in a statement. The Iran war has raised oil prices and shaken global markets. The State Department said Rubio "offered his condolences to the families of the Peshmerga kille...

March 3, 2026 5:36 PM

UN calls for investigation into deadly strike on school in Iran

The U.N. human rights office on Tuesday urged what it called the forces behind a deadly attack on a girls' school in Iran to investigate and share insights into the incident, without saying who it believed was responsible. "The High Commissioner (Volker Turk) calls for a prompt, impartial and thorough investigation into the circumstances of the attack. The onus is on the forces that carried out the attack to investigate it," U.N. human rights office spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani told a Geneva ...