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'Possibility of good news in few hours': Marco Rubio says major announcement likely on US-Iran war today
Marco Rubio, who is on a visit to India, said there was a possibility of good news on the strait over the next few hours.
United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio said an announcement on the US-Iran conflict was likely to be expected in “a few hours”.
Calling it a “good news” for the world, Rubio, who is in Delhi, hinted on a possible deal with Iran. The remark comes hours after US President Donald Trump said Washington was close to a 60-day ceasefire extension, which includes the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
“I do think perhaps there is the possibility that in the next few hours the world will get some good news,” Rubio told reporters in New Delhi.
Rubio said the emerging deal would address US concerns on the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran has largely blocked after the conflict began in February.
The proposed peace deal includes a 60-day extension of the current ceasefire, during which the strait would be reopened and Iran be allowed to sell its oil.
“An Agreement has been largely negotiated, subject to finalization between the United States of America, the Islamic Republic of Iran, and the various other Countries,” Trump wrote on Truth Social on Saturday.
Iran, on the other hand, has demanded an end to the US naval blockade to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the releasing of its foreign assets, and an end to sanctions on its oil sales.
But Iran's Tasnim news agency said differences remained over one or two clauses, including the nuclear program. Iran's Fars news agency said the draft also stipulates that the US and its allies will not attack Iran or its allies, and in return Iran pledges not to launch preemptive attacks on them.
