Rubio: The economic pressure on Iran has been so effective that there is no need for a massive military ground attack.
On Tuesday, November 10, Marco Rubio, the US Secretary of State, informed Washington's allies in the Group of Seven that US economic sanctions and the naval blockade are so effective that US President Donald Trump does not need to carry out a large-scale military operation in Iran.
Rubio has repeatedly rejected the claim that avoiding a return to military action means a stalemate or maintaining the status quo.
According to him, "The economic pressure currently exerted on Iran is extraordinary and this pressure is intensifying. Every day it is added to its severity."
The US Secretary of State also added that Donald Trump has also received information and assessments from Washington's regional allies in the Middle East that confirm this view. At the same time, he emphasized that the US is still ready to reach a "real agreement", but the conditions that Tehran continues to put forward are "absurd and senseless".
Rubio warned that if Iran crosses the "red lines", the US military is ready to act and Tehran will pay a "heavy price" in this case.
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