Middle East crisis live: Rubio says US-Iran agreement ‘pretty solid’ as oil price falls amid optimism for deal

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio commented on the optimism for a US-Iran deal amid falling oil prices and confirmed Israel's right to self-defense against Hezbollah missile attacks during the ceasefire. Talks with Iran are reportedly progressing constructively despite internal US political criticism.

Secretary of state says a deal could materialise ‘today’, while Trump says talks with Iran proceeding constructively as he faces criticism from within his own party Marco Rubio also told reporters in New Delhi that “Israel always has a right to protect itself”. “If Hezbollah is going to launch missiles or launches missiles at them, Israel has every right to respond to that, or to prevent that from happening,” the US secretary of state was quoted as saying. That’s always been understood. It’s being understood during the ceasefire.” Continue reading...