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Rubio blames Iran's Shia clerics for Mideast instability, calls regime an 'extraordinary danger'

"This is an extraordinary historic danger and one that cannot be ignored because I know we think it's half a world away, but nothing is half a world away anymore. Nothing is," Rubio said.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to the press after a meeting with France's President on the sidelines of the G7 foreign ministers summit in Paris, France, November 9, 2026.
L-R: US VP JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Sen. Jon Ossoff, and Pete Buttigieg.

Republicans Vance, Rubio, Democrats Ossoff, Buttigieg favored for 2028 US elections - poll

Yashar head Gadi Eisenkot seen behind Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as party leaders pose for a group picture in the Knesset, in Jerusalem, November 10, 2026

Can Netanyahu launch another war against Iran while leading a caretaker government? - explainer

An election campaign poster featuring Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu alongside US President Donald Trump is displayed on a bus in Jerusalem, October 25, 2026

Netanyahu's 1996 promise to end US aid to Israel fulfilled after 30 years, PMO claims


Vance appeals to Jewish Republicans, but doesn't address Tucker Carlson ties

Vance’s appearance came at a moment when a number of Jewish Republicans have turned against him over his reprimanding of Israeli officials and his indulgence of anti-Israel conspiracy theories.

US Vice President JD Vance delivers remarks at a MAGA Inc. event in Sterling Heights, Michigan, US, August 31, 2026.

Trump sidesteps Hegseth 2028 speculation: 'We have to get through the midterms first'

The president's Republican Party is fighting to maintain control of both chambers of the US Congress in November's elections.

US President Donald Trump and US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth listen to questions from the press during a Cabinet meeting at Camp David in Maryland, on July 31, 2026; illustrative

Vance, Rubio, or Hegseth? Trump's inner circle quietly prepares for fierce US 2028 race - analysis

Trump, who completely remade the GOP in his image, may discover that choosing who inherits it is more difficult than choosing who serves beneath him

 US President Donald Trump delivers an address to the nation accompanied by US Vice President JD Vance, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, at the White House in Washington, D.C., US June 21, 2025, following U.S. strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities.

US enters into oil agreement with Venezuela, Trump says

US President Donald Trump on Friday said the US had entered into an oil agreement with Venezuela.

Oil rigs are pictured in Cabimas, south of Lake Maracaibo, Zulia State, Venezuela, on January 31, 2026; Illustrative.

US targets Palestine Action in counterterrorism effort against 'far-left' groups

The move follows Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s push to focus counterterrorism efforts on “far-left terror,” sparking Democratic concerns over the politicization of the fight against extremism.

A person holds up a placard outside the Royal Courts of Justice, on the day judges decide whether the co-founder of Palestine Action can challenge the UK government's ban on the group, in London, Britain, September 25, 2025.

Strategy or physical withdrawal: What does Washington’s shift from airstrikes to sanctions signify?

Despite the apparent success of the US’s blockade and sanctions campaign, Iranian officials have repeatedly expressed that they would not falter in maintaining control over the Strait of Hormuz.

US President Donald Trump reacts as he speaks to the media with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent behind him, on the day of a NATO leaders' summit in Ankara, Turkey, July 8, 2026.

US halts Iran strikes 'for time being,' as focus shifts to economic sanctions, Rubio says - report

Operation Economic Outcast was announced on Monday by US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, following earlier threats of an "economic D-Day" against the regime.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during a cabinet meeting at Camp David in Thurmont, Maryland, US, July 31, 2026.

Trump administration pauses US visa appointments worldwide amid sweeping immigration crackdown

While Trump campaigned in 2024 on a ​platform of stopping illegal immigration, his administration has also made legal immigration more difficult.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio listens to US President Donald Trump speak during a press briefing in the Brady Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, DC, shortly after a shooting incident at the White House Correspondents' Dinner on April 25, 2026.

US cancels joint marine drills with South Korea over Iran war-related force constraints

The US Marine Corps formally notified its South Korean counterpart in June that force availability would be constrained for the division-level exercise, known as Ssangyong.

FILE PHOTO: South Korea's marines take part in US and South Korea's marine corps combined amphibious landing drill called the 'Ssangyong' exercise, in Pohang, South Korea, September 2, 2024.

US removes Syria's designation as State Sponsor of Terrorism

The State Department formally removed Syria from the US list of State Sponsors of Terrorism after the previously announced move underwent congressional review.

The Trump administration’s decision to begin removing Syria from the US list of state sponsors of terrorism has opened the door to broader economic engagement after decades of sanctions.