Economic sanctions work! Rubio G7: Iran can be "destroyed" without war

U.S. Secretary of State Rubio stated at the Foreign Ministers' Meeting of the Group of Seven Major Industrial Countries (G7) in Paris on the 10th that Washington will continue to impose "devastating" economic penalties on Iran, emphasizing that the U.S. economic sanctions strategy has shown effectiveness and can effectively curb Tehran's ability to fund its proxies.

According to Reuters, multiple G7 diplomats who attended the meeting revealed that Rubio criticized the Iranian authorities in extremely tough terms during the meeting, and even called him a "madman" at one point. Rubio pointed out that the severe economic sanctions policy currently adopted by Washington is working smoothly and can weaken Iran's financial injection of proxies in the Middle East without the need for war. Prior to this, U.S. President Trump announced that he would suspend a new wave of military strikes against Iran in response to calls from Qatar and other Middle East allies, but would still maintain a naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.

Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, who had just met with Trump at the White House on the 9th, also temporarily went to the G7 Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Paris on the 10th to meet with the foreign ministers of European countries and Saudi Arabia. Diplomatic officials revealed that Mohammed, an important mediator between the United States and Iran, is cautiously optimistic about diplomatic resolution of the conflict and believes that there are still opportunities to avoid further escalation of the situation.

Sources pointed out that senior advisers including Rubio, White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent all support maintaining maximum economic pressure on Iran; Vice President J.D. Vance is leaning towards a peace agreement due to the failure of the midterm election, but Trump still believes that there is no room for reaching a feasible agreement with Iran.