Marco Rubio

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  • Rubio 2026-04-05 22:31

    General Soleimani’s family denies US claims linking arrested women to late commander

    TEHRAN - The family of Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani has rejected US claims that two Iranian women recently detained in the United States are related to the late commander.

  • Trump administration 2026-03-13 20:28

    By Shahrokh Saei 

    Trump administration in disarray: How Washington miscalculated Iran's resolve

    TEHRAN — The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump is struggling to control the message around its rapidly escalating war with Iran, offering mixed and often contradictory statements as the conflict widens. What began as a show of force has quickly turned into a crisis with global consequences, revealing confusion inside the U.S. and raising serious questions about the goals, planning, and direction of the operation.

  • Cuba darkened 2026-02-16 22:45

    By Garsha Vazirian

    The ‘Donroe Doctrine’ and the architecture of engineered darkness

    Washington’s energy siege transforms Cuba into a laboratory of calculated humanitarian collapse

    TEHRAN – In the obsidian silence of a Havana night, the only light comes from the cold, calculating eyes of Washington’s imperial architects.

  • Source: SBS, Getty, AAP 2026-01-17 18:16

    By staff writer 

    Trump's ‘Board of Peace’ for Gaza: A blueprint for annexation and erasure

    TEHRAN — US President Donald Trump’s announcement of a so‑called ‘Board of Peace’ for Gaza — featuring figures such as Tony Blair, Marco Rubio, and Jared Kushner — does not represent a genuine plan for peace. It is a detailed proposal for the international management of Gaza that ignores the core realities of the conflict and the people it claims to help. When scrutinized, the plan reveals itself as an attempt to impose a solution that serves the interests of the United States, Israel, and their allies, while sidelining Palestinian rights and agency.

  • People in Venezuela participate in a rally in support of President Nicolas Maduro, amid rising tensions with the United States, in Caracas, Oct. 6, 2025. (Photo: Reuters) 2025-10-25 19:47

    By Shahrokh Saei 

    From cocaine to crude: Unmasking the U.S. agenda in Venezuela

    TEHRAN – U.S. media reports have blown the lid off the White House’s plans for regime change in Venezuela, revealing flimsy excuses for possible military action that simply don’t hold water.

  • Israel’s attack on Hamas negotiators in Doha brought together dozens of Arab and Muslim leaders for a show of unity in Qatar (photo: Al Jazeera) 2025-09-16 21:44

    By staff writer

    Regional alliance crucial to counter Israel

    TEHRAN - Last Monday, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar announced that his country had accepted the U.S. ceasefire proposal to end the war in Gaza. The very next day, Israel attempted to assassinate Hamas leaders while they were in Qatar’s capital to discuss that same proposal.

  • Rubio and Bibi 2025-09-15 21:56

    Rubio’s Al-Quds visit sparks Hamas-led regional backlash

    Hamas condemned “the performance of Talmudic rituals by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and war criminal Netanyahu, at the Buraq Wall,” calling it “a blatant assault on the sanctity” of Al-Aqsa Mosque and “a flagrant violation of the historical and legal status quo in the occupied city of Al-Quds (Jerusalem).”

  • Francesca Albanese 2025-07-11 23:01

    By Sahar Dadjoo

    US move against UN Gaza investigator comes as a shock 

    TEHRAN - The United States' decision to impose sanctions on Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, has ignited a global outcry and intensified debates over international justice, the independence of UN mechanisms, and the limits of state power. 

  • International Atomic Energy Agency 2025-06-13 12:25

    Fordo nuclear site not impacted: IAEA

    TEHRAN - The International Atomic Energy Agency, the IAEA, said in a series of social media posts that its Director General Rafael Grossi had been in contact with Iranian authorities on Friday who told him the country's highly-secured Fordo nuclear site "has not been impacted" by the Israeli air strikes. 

  • Rubio and Trump 2025/05/19

    By Xavier Villar

    Marco Rubio and the threat to diplomacy in the Iranian nuclear conflict

    MADRID – In recent weeks, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has made a series of strong statements about Iran’s nuclear program that go beyond reaffirming a traditional stance within the American establishment. 

  • AfD leaders Alice Weidel and Tino Chrupalla have received high-level support from Washington, including JD Vance and Elon Musk 2025-05-03 12:59

    Germany defends AfD extremist classification after Rubio slams 'tyranny in disguise'

    Germany's Foreign Office has defended a decision to classify the Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party as right-wing extremist, after sharp criticism from the White House, BBC reported on Saturday.