Secretary of State Marco Rubio gives an impromptu press availability and answers questions from members of media in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The Rubio visit comes as the U.S. is working with Gulf Arab partners (GCC) to construct the second phase of an agreement with Iran. The current terms cover a ‘ceasefire’ and the […] The post Secretary Rubio Holds Impromptu Presser Upon Arrival in Abu Dhabi, UAE appeared first on The Last Refuge.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday that Iran would never be able to charge tolls through the Strait of Hormuz, arguing it was forbidden under international law. When asked by a reporter whether the United States would be able to secure the freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, Rubio responded forcefully in […]
United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio emphasized international law to assert that Iran would not be charging tolls on vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz.
The U.S. has hit Cuba with fresh sanctions targeting five state-run entities linked to the military conglomerate GAESA and the mining sector, expanding Washington's economic pressure campaign.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is heading to the Middle East on Tuesday for three days of talks with Gulf allies about the preliminary U.S. agreement with Iran and efforts to ensure safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz. Rubio will visit the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Bahrain, key U.S. allies that have come…
Iran said $12 billion of its frozen funds were set to be released as part of ongoing talks with the US, with the two sides broadly signaling progress in negotiations to formally end their war.
VP JD Vance defends fragile Iran MOU in Switzerland as reports suggest internal administration split over whether Tehran can be trusted on nuclear deal.
President Donald Trump humiliated his Energy secretary in front of the full cabinet, cutting him off mid-sentence with "nobody cares."Energy Secretary Chris Wright had barely launched into a story about Albert Einstein when Donald Trump interrupted him. The remarks came as Donald Trump signed executive orders directing federal agencies to accelerate the shift to post-quantum cryptography and boost domestic computing investment."A hundred twenty — 141 years ago, Albert Einstein — 121 years ago, Albert Einstein published a paper —" Wright began."Nobody cares," Donald Trump said, cutting him off.The Trump line prompted the other secretaries to laugh at the snub."Good point. Good point," Wright said."And usually, won't catch you, but then go ahead," the president told him.Wright pressed on, using the Einstein story to praise Donald Trump's own family, noting that the scientist had laid the groundwork for modern quantum science. Forty years later, he said, the president's uncle built on those principles."Donald Trump's uncle, John Trump, was a pioneer in applying light radiation and the reflections of it to develop radar at the MIT radiation lab, critical in D-Day, critical in the end in winning World War II," Wright continued.John G. Trump was a pioneering MIT electrical engineer who helped develop microwave radar during World War II and served as director of the Radiation Laboratory's British Branch.Donald Trump, meanwhile, acknowledged he didn't know much about the orders he was signing."Does anybody know what that is?" he asked of quantum cryptography. "You'll hear very soon, so you're going to find it interesting."The executive orders direct federal agencies to accelerate the shift to post-quantum encryption and funnel new investment into the domestic quantum computing industry.
President Donald Trump denied that Iran has economic leverage over the United States as the two nations continue to negotiate a broader deal to end Tehran’s nuclear ambitions for good. Trump was asked during a White House event on Monday about the ongoing peace talks led by Vice President JD Vance and whether Iran, a […]