Manila.- U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated this Thursday that Iran is “begging every day” for Washington “to reach an agreement” in the context of the war, in statements to the press during the meeting of foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) held this week in Manila.
“The problem with Iran is that every time they reach an agreement (…) they break it or want to change it,” added the head of American diplomacy, also assuring that the Islamic Republic “will continue to pay the price” for prolonging the war, and that the cost “goes up more and more every night.”
Messages through “third countries”
In this context, Rubio insisted that Tehran is constantly sending Washington “messages through third countries,” without specifying which ones, and asserted that Iran “is running out” of states “through which to send” the alleged pleas.
Insisting on the same words that the US president, Donald Trump, previously pronounced, the Secretary of State stressed that the Islamic Republic “is not ready to reach an agreement”.
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Likewise, he stated that Iran “is a country governed by radical clerics” and “evil lunatics,” so its citizens “will continue to suffer more until (the politicians) come to their senses,” while the country’s industrial base is being “decimated.”
Escalation of attacks
After Washington and Tehran signed a memorandum of understanding in June to establish a ceasefire, unblock the Strait of Hormuz, and provide space for negotiations on the Iranian nuclear program, Trump ended the truce two weeks ago, considering that Iran was violating the agreement.
Since then, the U.S. has increased its attacks on the Islamic Republic, which has responded with bombings on Gulf nations allied with the White House such as Kuwait, Bahrain, Jordan, and Qatar.
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Iran’s Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) reiterated this Thursday that its attacks in the Middle East are a response to the United States’ offensive against the country and do not seek to attack “brothers” in neighboring nations.
