43 minutes ago
FILE PHOTO - US Secretary of State Marco Rubio attends the last working session at the G7 Foreign Ministers' Meeting in France. (is associated with: «Rubio says little progress in US-Iran peace talks») Michael Kappeler/dpa
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday said there has been little progress regarding peace talks in Iran.
"Right now it hasn’t been very productive, because the Iranian demands are simply not just unacceptable but, in some cases, outrageous and ridiculous and really not realistic," he told reporters.
"You have a number of countries that continue to engage them with different ideas. But I wouldn’t say we’re on the verge of a breakthrough."
He said US President Donald Trump would prefer to resolve issues diplomatically.
"Sometimes that’s not possible, unfortunately. But if there’s a chance to do it, we’ll explore it."
Trump told US broadcaster CNN earlier on Sunday that renewed strikes on Iran were "highly unlikely" if talks progressed.
It was widely speculated that Trump might resume the war against Iran after the US midterm elections, where his Republican Party lost control of both the House of Representatives and the Senate.
Trump has repeate...