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In the Philippines, Marco Rubio says Iran could create ‘dangerous precedent’ with Strait of Hormuz

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday, July 22 that the United States is still willing to negotiate an end to the Iran crisis but Tehran is not serious about talks, as the widening conflict disrupted two of the world’s most critical energy choke points.

Rubio made his comments in a meeting of Southeast Asian foreign ministers a day after three oil tankers carrying Saudi crude to Asia reversed course in the Red Sea, apparently in response to threats from Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis.

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