According to MSN, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth were told unequivocally that they will be fired from their posts if they continue to oppose the agreement with Iran. The report, attributed to the network, adds a new dimension to the internal US political dynamics surrounding the emerging deal.
A report by MSN, carried by Hebrew-language news channels, states that US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth were warned in unequivocal terms: if they continue to oppose the emerging agreement with Iran, they will be fired from their positions. The report does not specify who issued the ultimatum or when the conversation took place.
The claim emerges amid a flurry of US-Iran deal-related developments. As The Zioneer reported this week, the Israeli security cabinet approved the emerging US-Iran deal, and President Trump confirmed the lifting of the naval blockade and reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. Rubio and Hegseth have been publicly associated with a more hawkish line toward Iran, including Hegseth's recent warning that the US would 'negotiate through bombs' if necessary — a remark reported by The Zioneer on June 10. The MSN report, if accurate, would mark a significant escalation in the internal White House power struggle over the deal's final terms. Neither the State Department nor the Pentagon has commented on the report as of this writing.
2 developments
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- DevelopingIsrael Hayom: preparations underway for collapse of US-Iran talks, Trump targets senior Iranian officials
- DevelopingTrump says US is suppressing Iran's offensive capabilities, sees possibility of a deal
- DevelopingRubio: US negotiating with Iran's pragmatists, but radical clerics still hold power
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