Said that the United States has severely damaged Iran's economy. Rubio: There is no need for large-scale combat operations.

Rubio said that the U.S. economic sanctions and naval blockade against Iran are very effective, eliminating the need for Trump to launch large-scale combat operations against Iran. (AFP)

The U.S. Republican Party suffered a defeat in the midterm elections, and the outside world is paying attention to how the Trump administration will handle the conflict with Iran. Secretary of State Rubio recently attended the Group of Seven Industrial Countries (G7) foreign ministers meeting in Paris on the 10th and said on the 10th that the U.S. economic sanctions and maritime blockade on Iran have been very effective, eliminating the need for President Trump to carry out large-scale combat operations against Iran.

According to Reuters, Rubio mentioned that the current economic blow to Iran is not trivial and is getting worse every day. Trump has also obtained relevant information from its Middle East allies that confirms this assessment. Rubio emphasized: "If we can achieve the same goal through economic means and economic pressure, we will not need to carry out military strikes. This is not a stalemate. Iran has never been in the dilemma of being unable to sell energy on the global market as it is today."

In addition, a person familiar with the matter revealed that some of Trump’s senior advisers, including newly appointed White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, also prefer to use economic pressure to deal with Iran instead of military strikes. The person also said that Vice President J.D. Vance is inclined to reach an agreement with Iran, but Trump currently believes that it is impossible to reach a feasible agreement.