Rubio designates Iran over wrongful detentions, urges Americans to leave country ‘immediately’

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday designated Iran as a State Sponsor of Wrongful Detention, calling for Americans currently in Iran to “leave immediately.” “When the Iranian regime seized power 47 years ago, Ayatollah Khomeini consolidated his control of power by endorsing the hostage taking of … Read more

Rubio calls Cuban shootout with stolen speedboat ‘highly unusual,’ withholds judgment

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Secretary of State Marco Rubio held back his judgment when addressing the shootout between Cuba’s coast guard and a U.S.-registered speedboat. The secretary called the situation “highly unusual” and emphasized the need for the U.S. to evaluate the facts of the incident before giving its response. While … Read more

Marco Rubio addresses Cuba’s statement that it killed 4 on Florida-registered boat

Cuban authorities said Wednesday the country’s coast guard killed four people on a speedboat that was registered in Florida. The people on the boat first fired at Cuban border guard troops when they tried to approach the boat for identification, Cuba’s interior ministry said. CBS News correspondent Cristian Benavides reports. Source link

Rubio, Ratcliffe to deliver classified Iran briefing to ‘Gang of Eight’ ahead of Trump’s State of the Union

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Secretary of State Marco Rubio and CIA Director John Ratcliffe will brief top congressional leaders on rising tensions in Iran on Tuesday ahead of President Donald Trump’s annual State of the Union address.  Ratcliffe and Rubio, who also serves as Trump’s national security advisor, will brief the … Read more

Rubio goes to Caribbean to assert US interests after Venezuela strikes, Iran threats

WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to the Caribbean country of St. Kitts and Nevis this week to reassert the Trump administration’s interests in the Western Hemisphere just a month after the U.S. military operation that removed then-Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro from power. With the eyes of much of the world on … Read more