Rubio: Iran’s demands are entirely unrealistic as oil revenues near depletion

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said economic pressure on Iran would worsen and its oil revenues would soon dry up, stressing that Washington would not pay compensation to Tehran but was prepared for diplomacy if Iran’s demands changed.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that “economic pressure on Iran will worsen,” telling reporters in Paris that Iran has only a few oil shipments left at sea and that once they run out, “almost all of its oil revenues will dry up.”

He added that the economic pain imposed on the Iranian regime is “extraordinary, mounting and increasing every day,” saying the economic campaign is so successful that President Donald Trump does not need major combat operations.

In this clip, Rubio discusses the imminent depletion of Iran’s oil shipments at sea.

“No compensation”

Rubio said Iran is demanding compensation, but that “it is the one that should pay compensation because it destabilized the region,” stressing that its demand for “platforms of cash” would not be met. He described Iran’s demands as “entirely unrealistic,” adding: “We expect that to change, and if it does, we will be ready for diplomacy,” and that any agreement “will not be a bad agreement.”

In this clip, Rubio confirms that Washington is ready for diplomacy if Iran’s demands change.

Meanwhile, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries said Iran is “stronger now than it was before the start of the operation” led by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, while Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer called the war one of “the biggest failures in the history of U.S. foreign policy.”

Clips: via Clash Report