Updated 28 Apr, 2026 07:54
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks in Washington, D.C., April 14, 2026. © Getty Images
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio accused Iran of utilizing the Strait of Ormuz as a "economic atomic weapon", stressing that Washington would not accept the reopening of this waterway under Tehran conditions or postpone talks about the atomic program.
According to Axios and respective another media, Iran has made a fresh offer to Washington, which includes a plan to reopen the Ormuz Strait and end the war, while at the same time putting atomic negotiations on hold for a later stage.
On Monday, in an interview with Fox News, Rubio was skeptical of the latest proposal.
‘If the beginning of a strait means:
“Yes, the straits are open, as long as the action is coordinated with Iran, they will get our consent, or we will blow you up and you will pay us” — that is not the beginning of the straits” — He said.
Rubio argued that the actual control of Iran over this waterway would make a dangerous precedent.
"This is not the Suez Canal, this is not the Panama Canal, these are global waters.
And if it is standardized, it will make a precedent not only in the mediate East, but throughout the world.” – he argued, calling the Strait "the equivalent of the economical atomic weapons they are trying to usage against the world".
Referring to Tehran's atomic program, Rubio emphasized a hard position.
“It is adequate to say that the atomic issue is the main reason why we are active in this at all” – he said.
Rubio besides rejected the proposition that among the leaders of the muslim Republic they were truly moderate, stating that “In Iran, all are hardheaded”.
"I have no uncertainty that at any point in the future, if this extremist clergy government stays in power in Iran, they will decide that they want atomic weapons...
This fundamental issue inactive needs to be resolved.
This inactive remains a key issue."
The White home confirmed that U.S. president Donald Trump considered Iran's offer.
Many people informed about the talks said ‘New York Times’, that the president is not satisfied, and 1 U.S. typical suggested that accepting this offer would seem to have deprived Trump of victory, given his repeated insistence on the abolition of the Iranian atomic program.
Tehran stated that it was not seeking to get atomic weapons and rejected US demands to surrender stocks of highly enriched uranium and destruct the atomic program.
Translated by Google Translator
source:https://www.rt.com/news/639197-iran-hormuz-economic-nuclear-weapon-rubio/
