Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he saw Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi use the term 'eye for an eye' and stated that President Trump's policy is 'head for an eye,' adding 'honestly, that's what's going to happen.' The remark, reported by Israeli media, escalates the administration's rhetorical posture toward Iran.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that President Trump's policy toward Iran is 'head for an eye,' directly referencing and escalating the Iranian leadership's own 'eye for an eye' rhetoric. The comment, cited by Israeli media, comes as the administration maintains a hardline stance against Tehran.
The phrase echoes the State Department's formal statement from July 24, as The Zioneer reported, which similarly declared the president's policy as 'head for an eye.' Rubio, a longtime hawk on Iran, has publicly aligned with President Trump's agenda, including during the president's praise of the Iran deal in June, as previously reported.
The remark underscores the administration's maximum-pressure approach, which has oscillated between diplomacy and military threats. Rubio's role as a key architect of regional security policy, including the 2026 Israel-Lebanon agreement, lends weight to his statements on Iran, though the specific context of this remark — whether it was made in a press conference, interview, or other setting — remains unspecified.
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