US Yet to Decide on New Iran Strikes, Rubio Says

Author: vanguardngr.comPublished on: October 31, 2026Country: United States

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US Yet to Decide on New Iran Strikes, Rubio Says

US President Donald Trump has not decided whether to launch fresh strikes on Iran, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Saturday at a press conference in Atlanta. Rubio said the United States could achieve its military objectives, but added that Trump preferred a diplomatic solution and that no timeline for talks had been set. Iran’s supreme leader warned the United States and Israel against new attacks, while EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas urged diplomacy and warned that escalation would benefit no one.

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