Marco Rubio says peace talks with Iran 'not very productive,' calls Tehran's demands ‘outrageous’
Rubio says US-Iran peace talks remain unproductive, calling Tehran's demands unacceptable and unrealistic despite Trump's openness to a diplomatic deal.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio dismissed recent talks with Iran as unproductive, labeling Tehran's demands as "outrageous" and "ridiculous." The Florida-based politician addressed reporters before heading to the G7 Foreign Ministers' meeting in France. His remarks came shortly after Donald Trump stated on CNN that the likelihood of the U.S. attacking Iran, should progress be made in the peace talks mediated by Qatar and Pakistan, was "highly unlikely."
Rubio told reporters, "The president would always prefer to solve this and every problem diplomatically. Sometimes that's not possible, unfortunately, but if there's a chance to do it, we'll explore it." He added, "Right now, it hasn't been very productive because the Iranian demands are simply not just unacceptable, but in some cases outrageous and ridiculous and really not realistic."
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