Marco Rubio

Marco Rubio

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Photo: UNB

China receives Rubio as 'Marco Lu' in unusual diplomatic workaround of sanctions

The change allowed Beijing to receive Rubio under the name “Marco Lu” without formally lifting sanctions tied to his original Chinese-language name

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during a press briefing in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, DC, US, May 5, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Kylie Cooper

Rubio says US has achieved objectives of Iran operation

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. File Photo: Oliver Contreras/Sipa/Bloomberg

Rubio to visit Vatican, Rome after Trump row

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio looks on as he speaks to the press before his departure following a G7 Foreign Ministers' meeting with Partner Countries before his departure at the Bourget airport in Le Bourget, outside Paris, France, March 27, 2026. Photo: Brendan Smialowski/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo/File Photo

Rubio says US can see 'finish line' on Iran war

US President Donald Trump takes questions from reporters while Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio look on, as they attend a meeting with oil industry executives, at the White House in Washington, DC, US, January 9, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

'JD or Marco?': Iran war raises 2028 stakes as Trump weighs Vance vs Rubio

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to the press following a G7 Foreign Ministers' meeting with Partner Countries before his departure at the Bourget airport in Le Bourget, outside Paris, France, 27 March 2026. Photo: Reuters.

Rubio says war in Gulf to last 'weeks not months', no US ground troops needed

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the State Department in Washington, DC, US, May 28, 2025. File Photo: REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz

US secretary of State greets Bangladesh on Independence Day

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Photo: UNB

Rubio tells US diplomats to push allies to blacklist Iran's Revolutionary Guards and Hezbollah

Luojiashan tanker sits anchored in Muscat, as Iran vows to close the Strait of Hormuz, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Muscat, Oman, March 7, 2026. File Photo: REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

How Trump's team misjudged Iran's war response

US President Donald Trump. File Photo: Reuters

Trump says 'question of time' before US turns to Cuba after Iran

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Photo: UNB

Democrats raise alarms about Trump's war in Iran after classified briefing

US President Donald Trump. Photo: Reuters

Trump, Rubio offer conflicting reasons for US entry into Iran war

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz meets US Secretary of State Marco Rubio during the Munich Security Conference (MSC) in Munich, Germany, 13 February 2026. Photo: Reuters.

Rubio casts US, the 'child of Europe', as critical friend to allies