'Slight progress' made on Iran, Strait of Hormuz situation: US Secretary of State
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Friday, 22 May, 2026, 20:44
 US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday there had been “some slight progress” regarding the situation involving Iran and the Strait of Hormuz. Rubio said the “fundamentals remain the same,” adding: “Iran can never have nuclear weapons, it just cannot make them.” Rubio also accused Iran of attempting to establish a “tolling system” in the Strait of Hormuz, saying Tehran was trying to persuade Oman to join the initiative. “There is not a country in the world that should accept that,” he said, calling the idea “not acceptable.” “If that were to happen in the Straits of Hormuz, it will happen in five other places around the world,” Rubio added. |
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