US diplomatic chief Marco Rubio expressed cautious optimism that Washington could have “news”, perhaps even within the day, on a negotiated draft agreement to end the war with Iran.
“We expected to have news last night, maybe today (Monday), but I won’t prejudge anything,” said the US secretary of state, who is on an official visit to New Delhi, referring to the possibility of a deal to end the war that began with US-Israeli bombing of Iran on February 28.
Rubio: Any US-Iran deal will guarantee Israel’s “right” to “defend itself”
U.S. diplomatic chief Marco Rubio stressed today that Israel will “always” have the “right to defend itself” regardless of any agreement that may be reached between Washington and Tehran, echoing the position expressed yesterday (Sunday) by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
“Israel always has the right to defend itself. Every country in the world has that right. And therefore, if Hezbollah is preparing to launch or launching missiles against it, Israel has the right to retaliate,” argued the US Secretary of State, who is on an official visit to New Delhi.
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu asserted yesterday that US President Donald Trump had reaffirmed, during a telephone conference, Israel’s “right” to conduct military operations in Lebanon, where the Israeli army has targeted the Iranian-affiliated Shiite Hezbollah movement.
