U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday that hostilities in the region cannot end as long as Iran's emissaries launch missiles and drones from Iraq and engage in terrorism, according to his remarks published on Telegram.
In a statement circulated Tuesday evening, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio argued that the continued launching of missiles and drones from Iraqi territory by Iranian proxies—along with broader terrorist activity reminiscent of Hezbollah and Hamas—makes a regional ceasefire impossible. The remarks echo a similar statement Rubio made earlier in the day, as The Zioneer reported at 19:25, in which he tied the fighting to Iran’s proxies without specifying Iraq. The new formulation explicitly names Iraq as the launch platform, broadening the geographic scope of the administration’s concerns. Rubio’s comments come amid ongoing diplomatic efforts by the Trump administration to de-escalate the Israel-Iran proxy conflict, but Washington continues to insist that Iran must halt proxy operations—including from third countries—before any ceasefire can take hold. No immediate response from Tehran or Baghdad has been reported.
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