Rubio: Diplomacy with Iran has little effect.
Xinhua News Agency, Washington, November 8 (Correspondents Xu Jianmi and Huang Qiang) US Secretary of State Rubio said on the 8th that the current diplomatic methods to end the war in Iran have not been very effective. He blamed Iran's demands as "not only unacceptable, but in some cases simply unrealistic."
Rubio repeated to the media when he boarded a plane in Florida to attend the meeting of the G7 foreign ministers in France that the US government prefers a diplomatic solution to the conflict between the US and Iran. Speaking about the current diplomatic contacts between the US and Iran, he said: "I wouldn't say we are on the verge of a breakthrough."
Rubio also again defended the launch of large-scale military operations against Iran in February of this year, saying that this was aimed at preventing Iran's nuclear program and that war was "not necessarily popular, but necessary."
US President Trump said on the 8th. As long as the negotiations between the US and Iran progress, it is "highly unlikely" that the US will resume large-scale military operations against Iran. However, he also stressed that the US military in the Middle East is "ready" and did not rule out the possibility of using force again.