0m ago Rubio says Iran charging for Strait of Hormuz passage “not acceptable” Rubio said “there is not a country in the world that should accept” Iran’s effort to “create a tolling system” to charge commercial vessels a fee to transit the Strait of Hormuz. The narrow waterway – through which about a fifth … Read more
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and America’s top diplomat on Thursday again raised the specter of U.S. military intervention in Cuba, a renewed threat that takes on greater weight a day after the administration announced criminal charges against the island’s former leader, Raúl Castro. Trump said previous U.S. presidents have considered intervening in Cuba for … Read more
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Marco Rubio is on his latest mission to assuage nervous U.S. allies in Europe about the Trump administration’s intentions with NATO or at least put a friendlier face on whipsawing changes and uncertainty about American troop reductions. Rubio will attend a NATO foreign ministers’ meeting in Sweden on Friday — … Read more
The sister of the head of a company that is accused of having close ties to Cuban government operations has been arrested in Miami, Florida, federal authorities announced Thursday. Adys Lastres Morera, the sister of Ania Guillermina Lastres Morera — who is the executive president of Grupo de Administración Empresarial S.A., or GAESA — was … Read more
new video loaded: How Rubio Is Driving the U.S. Pressure Campaign on Cuba Our diplomatic correspondent Michael Crowley explains how Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who has long lobbied for an end to the regime in Cuba, is ramping up pressure on the island. By Michael Crowley, Nikolay Nikolov, Alexandra Ostasiewicz, Jon Miller and Whitney … Read more
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke Wednesday directly to the Cuban people in a video recorded in Spanish, criticizing the country’s elite for being corrupt and offering a “new path,” including a proposed $100 million influx of food and medicine. The message came as former President Raúl Castro and five others were indicted by … Read more
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel this week to a NATO foreign ministers meeting in Sweden, where U.S. plans to reduce troop levels in Europe coupled with President Donald Trump’s often inconsistent stance on the alliance have created concern while the world grapples with the fallout from the Iran war and rising … Read more
As a United States senator from Florida, Marco Rubio was a high-profile “neocon” – a hawk on China and Russia, a strong supporter of Taiwan, Ukraine, and NATO, and an advocate for free trade and human rights. Today, not so much – at least on those issues. As both secretary of State and acting national … Read more
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But Trump “didn’t ask him for anything,” Rubio said. “We’re not asking for China’s help. We don’t need their help,” said Rubio, who has been under Chinese sanctions since 2020 over his criticism of its human rights record. (Ahead of Trump’s trip, China indicated that the sanctions would not prevent Rubio from traveling to Beijing … Read more