Rubio: No need for major operations in Iran
United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday that there is currently no need for major combat operations against Iran, arguing that the economic sanctions are "devastating" the Iranian economy. He repeated that the US remains open to a peace agreement and is not discouraging mediation efforts, but that Tehran is "apparently not ready to make a deal." He insisted that the conflict has not reached a stalemate and that the US is increasing pressure on Iran by the compounding effect of sanctions.