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Rubio to travel to Gulf amid Iran talks
Rubio will discuss the Iran memorandum and Strait of Hormuz transit as Gulf leaders raise concerns about ballistic missiles and a possible $300 billion fund.
- On Tuesday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio begins a three-day trip to the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, and Bahrain to brief Gulf Arab allies on the preliminary Iran accord signed last week.
- President Donald Trump signed the Iran MoU last Wednesday, initiating a 60-day negotiation window, though regional leaders worry the agreement lacks ballistic missile constraints and could include a $300 billion reconstruction fund for Tehran.
- Securing safe transit through the Strait of Hormuz remains a priority, as Iran has effectively blocked the waterway through which about 20 per cent of the world's oil flows, threatening U.S. military bases across the region.
- Vice President JD Vance met with Iranian officials in Switzerland yesterday to negotiate terms based on the memorandum, with technical discussions expected to continue throughout this week.
- While in Bahrain, Rubio will meet with the Gulf Cooperation Council, a grouping of six Sunni monarchies, to discuss regional priorities amid accusations that Iran has accused Kuwait and Bahrain of allowing U.S. attacks.
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to the Middle East this week — the first Cabinet official to visit the region since the signing of the US-Iran memorandum of understanding and amid fragile peace talks. Rubio will travel to the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Bahrain from Tuesday to Thursday, State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott said on Monday. Iran has repeatedly attacked these countries during the war, even during the nominal c…
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