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Rubio warns Iran of 'total defeat' if it refuses deal
Rubio warns Iran of 'total defeat' if it refuses deal
Secretary of State Marco Rubio called for Iran "to make a sensible choice" and resume negotiations.
Elizabeth Hagedorn
May 5, 2026
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during a press conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on May 5, 2026, in Washington, DC. — Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
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WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday urged Iran to return to negotiations with the United States, warning of economic collapse and “total defeat” if it refuses.
“Iran must accept the reality of the situation and come to the negotiation table and accept terms that are good for them,” Rubio told reporters at a White House briefing.
He spoke a day after the US Navy launched a maritime operation to facilitate commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, where Iran maintains a de facto blockade. Rubio said the effort — dubbed Project Freedom — was meant to bring Iran’s “last-ditch act of economic arson” to a close.
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