Negative statement from the US Secretary of State regarding Iran talks

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that Tehran's demands to date are unacceptable and, in some cases, "excessive and meaningless", and pointed out that there is a low probability of a breakthrough in talks to end the conflict with Iran.

Speaking in Florida before leaving to meet his counterparts from the G-7 countries in Paris, where the Iran war will be on the agenda, Rubio said, "There are many countries that continue to engage with them with different ideas, but I cannot say that we are on the verge of a breakthrough."

Iran has previously stated that the United States should end its naval blockade of Persian Gulf ports and lift sanctions as a precondition for peace talks.

Washington, on the other hand, is pressuring Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and make concessions on its nuclear program.

Stating that Trump will always prefer a diplomatic solution, Rubio said, "This situation was not very productive, because Iran's demands are not only unacceptable, but also excessive, meaningless and truly unrealistic in some cases," without specifying exactly which demands of Iran he was referring to.

In his statement on Sunday, Trump repeated his claim that the United States was successful in preventing Iran from accessing nuclear weapons and that the American naval blockade was "suffocating the country."

Trump has also hinted that allies in the Persian Gulf are reluctant to resume major hostilities. Speaking to reporters in Florida before boarding the presidential plane to return to Washington, Trump said, "We won this in Iran, now it's just a matter of whether we end it now or later. Some of their neighbors prefer us to keep the situation as it is."