{"id":4152,"date":"2026-11-10T20:03:31","date_gmt":"2026-11-10T15:03:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=4152"},"modified":"2026-11-10T20:03:31","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T15:03:31","slug":"rubio-tells-g7-us-will-keep-imposing-devastating-costs-on-iran-diplomats-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=4152","title":{"rendered":"Rubio tells G7 US will keep imposing &#8216;devastating&#8217; costs on Iran, diplomats say"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><strong>US Secretary of State Marco Rubio \u200ctold G7 foreign ministers on Tuesday that the US would keep imposing \u201cdevastating\u201d economic costs on Iran, saying it had options beyond war or agreeing to unacceptable Iranian demands, four G7 diplomats said.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Rubio\u2019s comments came during a meeting in Paris of foreign ministers from the Group of \u200bSeven, which comprises Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States, as well \u200bas the European Union.<\/p>\n<p>The diplomats said Rubio had used strong language to describe the \u2060Iranian authorities. Two said he had referred to them as \u201clunatics\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The diplomats quoted Rubio as saying that, rather \u200bthan resuming the war or accepting Iran\u2019s demands, Washington\u2019s current policy of tough economic sanctions is working \u200band is limiting Tehran\u2019s ability to fund its regional activities and proxies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRubio said that they will continue with\u2026 (imposing) devastating economic operating costs on Iran,\u201d said one of the diplomats, who all spoke on condition of anonymity.<\/p>\n<p>Rubio\u2019s comments came a day after \u200bUS President Donald Trump said he planned to hold off on new military strikes against Iran for the \u200btime being after appeals from countries in the region, including from Qatar\u2019s prime minister in White House talks.<\/p>\n<p>Trump also \u200csaid he \u2060plans to keep up a naval blockade on Iran in the Strait of Hormuz for now.<\/p>\n<p><strong>QATAR\u2019S PM IS IN PARIS AFTER MEETING TRUMP<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After his talks with Trump, Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, a key intermediary with Iran, made an unscheduled stop at the meeting of G7 foreign ministers in Paris. He met \u200bthere with the ministers \u200bof the European countries \u2060and Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n<p>According to two European diplomats, Sheikh Mohammed expressed cautious optimism after his talks in Washington that a diplomatic solution to the crisis was still \u200bpossible rather than a further escalation of the conflict.<\/p>\n<p>Some of Trump\u2019s top advisers, \u200bincluding Rubio, \u2060newly installed White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, back the policy of maintaining heavy economic pressure on Iran, according to one of the diplomats.<\/p>\n<p>Vice President JD Vance, who \u2060has \u200bblamed Republican losses in last week\u2019s midterm elections on the Iran \u200bwar, prefers a deal with Iran, but Trump for now believes that a tenable deal is not possible, the person said.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200bWhite House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US Secretary of State Marco Rubio \u200ctold G7 foreign ministers on Tuesday that the US would keep imposing \u201cdevastating\u201d economic costs on Iran, saying it had options beyond war or agreeing to unacceptable Iranian demands, four G7 diplomats said. Rubio\u2019s comments came during a meeting in Paris of foreign ministers from the Group of \u200bSeven, which comprises Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States, as well \u200bas the European Union. The diplomats said Rubio had used strong language to describe the \u2060Iranian authorities. 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