Marco Rubio

US to withdraw from 66 international organizations deemed 'contrary to US interests'

The list included 31 UN organizations and 35 non-UN organizations, all deemed “contrary to the interests of the United States to remain a member of, participate in, or otherwise provide support to.” 

 US President Donald Trump looks on as he signs executive orders and proclamations in the Oval Office at the White House, in Washington, DC, US, May 5, 2025.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (R) and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (L) speak following a closed door Senate meeting on the US capture of Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro, and his wife Cilia Flores, January 7, 2026.

Rubio says US plan for Venezuela is stability, recovery, then transition

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrives to brief senators on the situation in Venezuela, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, January 7, 2026.

Rubio says he'll meet Danish officials next week to discuss US interest in Greenland

Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud addresses the 80th United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S., September 27, 2025

Saudi Arabia's foreign minister arrived in Washington for Rubio talks


The day the excuses ran out - opinion

Venezuelans rejoiced at Maduro’s removal, seeing the end of a criminal regime, while critics far from the country condemned the action by the US.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro aboard the USS Iwo Jima after his capture by US forces. January 3, 2026.

France working with partners on response if US moves to seize Greenland

Barrot said the subject would be raised at his meeting with the foreign ministers of Germany and Poland later in the day.

France's President Emmanuel Macron (L), flanked by France's Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot (R), speaks during a statement to the press with members of the Government and of the French Army, in Paris, on November 25, 2025.

Trump administration moves to revoke residency of antisemitism researcher

A prominent antisemitism researcher and US permanent resident is seeking court protection after the Trump administration signaled possible action against him over his work on social media platforms.

Imran Ahmed, founder of the Center for Countering Digital Hate

It’s really about oil, not drugs: Why Trump's 'Donroe Doctrine' is attacking Venezuela - opinion

This is a president who considers global warming a hoax, solar panels “ugly as hell,” wind turbines as visual blights and killers of birds and whales.

Picture of fire at Fuerte Tiuna, Venezuela's largest military complex, after a series of explosions in Caracas on January 3, 2026.

After Maduro’s capture, Rubio links Venezuela mission to fight against Iran, Hezbollah

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the United States will exert leverage to ensure that the country “no longer cozy up to Hezbollah and Iran in our own hemisphere.”

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio holds his end-of-year press conference at the State Department in Washington, DC, US, December 19, 2025.

End of uncertainty: Why Tehran now takes Trump’s warnings seriously - analysis

For years, Iran's security establishment seemed to dismiss Trump’s tough rhetoric as TACO, Trump Always Chickens Out. 

 L to R: Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, US President Donald Trump against backdrop of respective flags and missile strikes.

Shin Bet Chief Zini electronic ankle cuffs idea for Jewish extremists approved after long delay

The 'Post' has learned that the Attorney-General's Office has already approved the tool, though it is not expected to be deployed in the near term.

Israeli security forces clash with Jewish settlers during the evacuation of Illegal structures in Tzur Misgavi, an outpost in Gush Etzion, in the West Bank, November 17, 2025

'Trump is a man of action,' US warns Iranian regime in Farsi-language message

A US State Department post warns Iran as protests continue, with reports of dozens killed, hundreds arrested, and Trump threatening similar action to capturing Venezuela's President Maduro.

The State Department's Farsi account issues a warning that you should not "play games with President Trump," January 4, 2026.

How did US forces infiltrate Venezuela, capture Maduro from Caracas? - explainer

How did the US carry out its unprecedented strike on Venezuela and capture former president Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores?

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro aboard the USS Iwo Jima after his capture by US forces. January 3, 2026.

The American Venezuela operation marks end of era of US military hesitation - opinion

The central framing of the move is explicitly geopolitical, aimed at blocking the China-Russia-Iran axis in the US's backyard.

US President Donald Trump sits near Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth as CIA Director John Ratcliffe and Secretary of State Marco Rubio stand in front, as they watch the US military operation in Venezuela from Trump's Mar a Lago resort, in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., January 3, 2026.

After Maduro’s fall, Iran, Russia, China and others watching Washington closely - analysis

The US president is a man of action, as Rubio has characterized him. "If you don't know, now you know.” Now Madruo knows. Iran, Russia, China, and other countries will be watching. 

US President Donald Trump sits near Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth as CIA Director John Ratcliffe and Secretary of State Marco Rubio stand in front, as they watch the US military operation in Venezuela from Trump's Mar a Lago resort, in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., January 3, 2026.