UFC contest at the White House has broader appeal than Shakespeare, says Rubio
Sunday’s event, on President Donald Trump’s 80th birthday, will have a billion-strong global audience, predicted the secretary of state.… ↗
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Trump administration sanctions Cuba’s national oil company, blasts Castros
Secretary of State Marco Rubio denounces Union Cuba-Petroleo as having 'unlawfully expropriated' US resources.… ↗
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US imposes new sanctions on Cuban president and Castro family members
<p>US secretary of state Marco Rubio says anyone providing services to listed entities ‘is at risk of sanctions themselves’</p><p>The United States has announced fresh economic sanctions on Cuba’s president and some of h… ↗
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Nato summit most important in its history, says Rubio amid US force cutbacks
Allies told they will have to ‘step up’ to fill the gap left by the reduced American military capability in Europe.… ↗
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Does Israel have nukes? ‘Most of the world assesses they do,’ says Rubio
US secretary of state dodges question at congressional hearing on Washington's position on Israel's nuclear programme.… ↗
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Rubio says concerns over Trump's health 'absurd and ridiculous'
The US president's mental acuity is in the spotlight, with the secretary of state shown videos of Donald Trump appearing to fall asleep during public appearances.… ↗
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Yvette Cooper defends UK and France’s Strait of Hormuz plan for after Iran war
The Foreign Secretary has responded after US secretary of state Marco Rubio questioned the need for naval escorts ‘if no-one’s shooting’.… ↗
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Iran’s World Cup squad to depart for Mexico on June 6 despite US visa delay
Squad's visas for the US haven't been issued, with Marco Rubio saying IRGC-linked members won't be allowed to 'embed'.… ↗
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Iran, Kuwait, Bahrain hit: Is the war in the Gulf escalating again?
Secretary of State Rubio tells US lawmakers the war on Iran is over, amid recent attacks on Iran and Gulf countries.… ↗
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US says Iran’s new supreme leader alive and ‘increasingly engaging’
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is increasingly engaging in negotiations.… ↗
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Iran’s supreme leader appears more active as talks continue: US’s Rubio
Tehran has agreed to discuss previously off-limits aspects of its nuclear file, US State Secretary tells lawmakers.… ↗
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Rubio says Trump envoy Barrack to step down from Syria post
Trump envoy Tom Barrack to exit formal Syria post but retain key role managing US policy in Syria and Iraq.… ↗
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Lula says Brazil will not be treated like ‘tinpot country’ after US designates gangs as terrorists
<p>Marco Rubio made announcement after meeting president’s far-right challenger Flávio Bolsonaro</p><p>Brazil will not be treated as a “tinpot country,” the country’s president, Luiz Inácio da Silva, said on Friday after… ↗
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Can the US and India repair ties over trade and China?
Rubio's visit to India comes as Washington seeks closer ties with New Delhi amid trade tensions and energy politics.… ↗
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Middle East crisis: Rubio says ‘some progress’ on US-Iran deal after Trump says ‘maybe we’ll just have to finish the job’ – as it happened
<p>This live blog is now closed. For the latest on Trump’s Iran comments from his cabinet meeting, read our full report:</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/27/trump-cabinet-camp-david-was… ↗
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Rubio’s India Visit Yields No Major Deals to Repair U.S.-India Relations
The secretary of state visited India to reassure the South Asian giant that it can still rely on the United States. India did not gain much from the visit.… ↗
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Iran-US war latest: Tehran warns US to ‘prepare your shelters’ after Trump launches new strikes in Strait of Hormuz
<p>Marco Rubio says Strait of Hormuz will be reopened ‘one way or the other’</p>… ↗
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Iran says new US strikes violate ceasefire
Iran has said the US violated a ceasefire after it conducted what it called defensive strikes in southern Iran, while US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said negotiating a deal to halt the conflict could "take a few days"… ↗
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U.S.-Iran Peace Deal Is Still a ‘Work in Progress,’ Rubio Says
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that peace talks between the United States and Iran were still ongoing after the Trump administration signaled earlier that an agreement could be imminent.… ↗
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Rubio tours Taj Mahal as Iranian diplomacy picks up
As diplomacy intensifies on ending the Iran war, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio was spending the day not in negotiations but at India's world-famous monument to love, the Taj Mahal.… ↗