Rubio's ridiculous attempt to blame Iran for the Strait of Hormuz: Iran seeks to make international shipping lanes unsafe! The American Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, said that Iran threatens the security of international navigation and attacks commercial ships and oil and gas tankers, and noted the need to protect American ships in the Straits of Hormuz and Bab al-Mandab and other areas, and warned of the consequences of this on global supply chains.