US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday that the economic pressure Washington is exerting on Iran is sufficient for now and that “there is no need” for a major military operation. His remarks echoed those of his boss, Donald Trump, who described a resumption of large-scale hostilities as unlikely, AFP reported, as cited by Agerpres.
“The campaign of economic pressure against Iran is so devastating that there is currently no need for large-scale combat operations,” Rubio said after a meeting of G7 foreign ministers in Paris, adding that “this is what I told our allies here today.”
“Of course, if Iran crosses certain ‘red lines’—if its regime takes actions that it should not take—the U.S. military, the most capable military force in the world, is ready to strike back,” he warned.
According to Rubio, Iranian oil exports have fallen sharply as a result of the US blockade, and American authorities are working to prevent the regime from circumventing sanctions.
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