Current Affairs

Rubio Tells Congress: No Iran Sanctions Relief for Reopening Strait of Hormuz

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on June 2, stating that any sanctions relief for Iran must be condition-based and tied to Tehran giving up its nuclear program, not to reopening the Strait of Hormuz. Rubio appeared as the Trump administration seeks congressional approval for a 30% cut to the foreign affairs budget and a 50% increase in military spending.