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Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Photo Collage: UNB/AP

Vance, Rubio take different paths on Iran as 2028 speculation grows

The White House rejected any suggestion of internal divisions.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio looks on as State Department Counselor Daniel Holler, Israel's Ambassador to the U.S. Yechiel Leiter and Lebanon's Ambassador to the US Nada Hamadeh sign a framework agreement between Israel and Lebanon, at the State Department in Washington, DC, US, 26 June 2026. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno

Israel, Lebanon sign initial agreement after US-mediated talks

US President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office, with Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio standing behind him, at the White House in Washington, DC, US, on 23 April 2026. File Photo: Reuters

Vance, Rubio strike different tone on Iran, Israel

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio departs with Bahrain's Foreign Minister and Chairman of the GCC Ministerial Council session Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani after a meeting with foreign ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council Member States at The Ritz-Carlton Bahrain during Rubio's visit to the Middle East to discuss the interim deal between the US and Iran with Arab Gulf allies. Photo: Reuters

Rubio wraps up Gulf tour as allies share concerns over Iran peace accord

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio meets Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud at The Ritz-Carlton Bahrain during Rubio's visit to the Middle East to discuss the interim deal between the US and Iran with Arab Gulf allies, in Manama, Bahrain, 25 June 2026. REUTERS/Eric Lee/Pool

Rubio in Middle East tour says any Iran deal will ensure security of Gulf allies

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio walks to board a US Air Force C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft at Al Bateen Executive Airport, en route to Kuwait during his visit to the Middle East to discuss the interim deal between the US and Iran with Arab Gulf allies, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on 24 June 2026. Photo: Reuters

Rubio starts Middle East trip as Gulf allies sceptical about Iran deal seek answers

United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to the journalists before boarding his plane at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi, India, Monday, May 25, 2026. Julia Demaree Nikhinson/Pool via REUTERS

Rubio faces tough task of selling Iran reset to wary Gulf allies

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Photo: Reuters

Rubio hopes Israel-Lebanon talks will lead to joint statement on ending hostilities

People clear the debris at the site of an Israeli strike on Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon, May 28, 2026. REUTERS/Raghed Waked

US proposes new plan to ease Israel-Lebanon tensions amid fighting

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrives for the G7 Session on Ukraine and Defence Cooperation during the G7 Foreign Ministers Meeting at the White Oaks Resort in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada, 12 November 2025. Photo: REUTERS

Rubio says Iran deal could take days as US launches fresh strikes

United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to the journalists before boarding his plane at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi, India, Monday, May 25, 2026. Julia Demaree Nikhinson/Pool via REUTERS

Iran and US play down hopes for imminent breakthrough in war

United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to the journalists before boarding his plane at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi, India, Monday, May 25, 2026. Photo: Julia Demaree Nikhinson/Pool via REUTERS

Rubio says US will find 'another way' if Iran talks fail

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Photo: UNB

Iran nuclear deal cannot be done 'in 72 hours,' Rubio tells NYT