US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday evening that if Iran's leadership decides it wants to be a country rather than a revolutionary movement that exports terror, it will have an opportunity to do "amazing things" — but that this depends on progress on a range of security issues in the coming days, according to his remarks circulated on Israeli media.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio addressed Iran in a statement Tuesday evening, framing the choice before Tehran in stark terms: either act as a state or remain a revolutionary movement that exports terror. Rubio said that if Iran chooses the state path, it will have an opportunity for "amazing things" — but tied that prospect to progress on a range of security issues in the "coming days." The remarks come against a backdrop of weeks of diplomatic signals between Washington and Tehran, including conflicting reports on the status of a potential nuclear deal. As The Zioneer has reported, Israeli security briefings have characterized the coming hours as potentially decisive for the US-Iran agreement, while President Trump has alternately praised Iran's current leadership and predicted regime change. Rubio's formulation — offering a conditional opening while reiterating core US demands — appeared calibrated to test whether Tehran is prepared to shift its posture. The statement did not specify which security issues must advance, but the timing aligns with ongoing Israeli assessments that a diplomatic track may soon reach a fork. No official response from Tehran has been reported so far.
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