United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio has told Al Jazeera that the Strait of Hormuz will “reopen one way or another” in the wake of the eventual end of the US-Israeli war with Iran. The exclusive interview on Monday came as speculation has grown over a possible US troop deployment in Iran and as the effective closure of the strait continues to roil global oil markets. US...

In an exclusive interview with Al Jazeera, Secretary of State Marco Rubio has outlined what the US’s main demands are for Iran. Rubio said Iran must never develop nuclear weapons and must stop “sponsoring terrorism”, adding that its short-range missiles are intended to threaten countries like Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar. Published On 30 Mar 202630 Mar 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share...

NewsFeed In an exclusive interview with Al Jazeera, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said there are messages and indirect talks under way between figures inside Iran and the US, and that President Donald Trump still prefers a diplomatic outcome. He accused Iran’s leadership of funding armed groups like Hezbollah and Hamas instead of its own people, and said the US would welcome a future Iranian government with...