From India, Rubio affirms that the conflict with Iran will be resolved “one way or another”
The Secretary of State assured that Washington maintains progress in negotiations with Tehran
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said this Saturday in India that Washington has made some progress with Iran and that the United States could have “something to say” on the matter in the coming days.
"Some progress has been made, some progress has been made. Even as I speak to you now, it is being worked on. There is a chance that, whether later today, tomorrow or in a couple of days, we will have something to say," Rubio told the media during an event at the US embassy in New Delhi.
The head of US diplomacy warned that the crisis requires definitive solutions and reiterated that the immovable position of the White House is that Tehran "can never have a nuclear weapon."
"This problem has to be resolved, since the president (Donald Trump) has made it clear that, one way or another, Iran will never be able to have a nuclear weapon. The straits must remain open and without tolls. They have to hand over their highly enriched uranium," Rubio said.
The Secretary of State emphasized that the White House seeks to resolve the crisis through a negotiated diplomatic solution and hinted that there could be news in that direction even before his current visit to India concludes next Tuesday.
"We hope it will be done through diplomatic channels, that is what we are working on. And perhaps there will be something to talk about on that topic at some point while I am here on this visit," he advanced.
Almost in parallel, the Iranian Foreign Ministry agreed this Saturday that there has been a greater rapprochement of positions during the week and assured that, although there is no definitive agreement closed, it is still necessary to wait "to see what happens in the next three or four days."
Iranian ministry spokesman Esmail Bagaei explained that the parties are trying to agree on a memorandum of understanding on a fourteen-point proposal focused on ending the war on all fronts, including Lebanon.
According to Bagaei, after finalizing the memorandum, the parties will begin negotiating the Iranian nuclear program, the lifting of US sanctions and the unblocking of Iranian funds abroad, within a period of between 30 and 60 days.