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Rubio: Iran sanctions relief only for nuclear concessions, not for reopening Hormuz The secretary of state acknowledged that granting Iran access to additional funds would risk Tehran using the money for malign activity in the region Daniel Heuer/Bloomberg via Getty Images Secretary of State Marco Rubio during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, June 2, 2026. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in testimony to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday that the U.S. is not offering Iran any sanctions relief in exchange for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, and that sanctions relief would only be on the table if the Islamic Republic made concessions related to its nuclear program. The secretary of state described the diplomatic talks as two-phased: The current phase is focused on getting Iran to agree to reopen the strait and to commit to enter further negotiations on disposing its highly enriched uranium and on “severe and long-term limitations and/or cancelation of enrichment.” In exchange, the U.S. would lift its blockade of Iranian ports. “For example, they have to commit to say, ‘We will dispose of the enriched uranium.’ And th…

Rubio says US will only provide sanctions relief to Iran in exchange for nuclear concessions | Middle East Eye US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday that Iran would only receive sanctions relief if it surrenders its nuclear programme, brushing aside Tehran’s demands to obtain economic relief as part of a phased ceasefire. "Iran is being sanctioned because they've highly enriched uranium. Iran is being sanctioned because of their nuclear activities; if they agree to give up those things, there will be sanctions relief,” Rubio told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday. “They have to agree on negotiating severe and long-term limitations and/or cancellation of enrichment activity,” he said. Rubio said that Iran was now negotiating over aspects of its nuclear programme that it had previously not considered, but did not provide any details. Iran said on Friday that “no negotiations" were taking place over its nuclear programme. Rubio’s comments suggest the US is not close to releasing billions of dollars in frozen funds, which Tehran has requested to seal a ceasefire extension. New MEE newsletter: Jerusalem Dispatch Sign up to get the latest insights and analysi…

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What insures Tehran now is Trump's boasting of having opened the Strait of Hormuz- as if this had not been linked to any consideration. Rubio publicly stated that the US did not want to completely lift the sanctions against Iran, as signed in the letter of intent. 1/

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US will not lift sanctions on Iran just for opening the Strait of Hormuz – Rubio https://www.europesays.com/iran/142809/ U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio noted that Iran will not receive sanctions relief for opening the Strait…

Rubio tells Senate Foreign Relations Committee US offers no sanctions relief to Iran for reopening Strait of Hormuz. Any economic concessions remain strictly tied to nuclear program benchmarks, regardless of current energy market pressures.

* RUBIO SAYS CONDITION NO 1 IN IRAN TALKS IS THAT IRAN OPENS THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ * RUBIO: IRAN HAS TO ANNOUNCE VERY CLEARLY HORMUZ STRAIT IS NOW OPEN * RUBIO: IRAN WILL NOT GET SANCTIONS RELIEF JUST FOR REOPENING STRAIT OF HORMUZ @reuters.com

Rubio grilled on Iran, says US won't swap sanctions relief for strait - The Economic Times AP US-Iran war: Secretary of State Marco Rubio testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing to Review the FY27 State Department Budget Request on Capitol Hill WASHINGTON: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday that President Donald Trump 's negotiating team has not offered Iran sanctions relief in exchange for reopening the Strait of Hormuz and insisted that any sanctions relief was tied to Tehran giving up its nuclear program. "Right now, everything that's been discussed with them (Iran) is that … any sanctions relief is condition-based, which means it has to be in return for the reason why those sanctions were put in place in the first place, which is their nuclear program," Rubio told a Senate hearing, the first of two where lawmakers closely questioned him on the Iran conflict. Track live developments of US-Iran war here Testifying in Congress publicly for the first time since the war began, Rubio said there would be sanctions relief for Iran only if they agree to give up their nuclear activities. "Iran is being sanctioned because they've highly enriched u…

US: Hormuz opening first condition in talks with Iran; No upfront sanctions relief to Iran | Shipping reports https://www.europesays.com/iran/144572/ The US secretary of state Marco Rubio said the current phase of negotiations is centered on forcing Iran…

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says Washington has not offered sanctions relief to Iran in exchange for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, stressing that any easing of sanctions remains tied to nuclear conditions and discussions over enriched uranium.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says Washington will not lift sanctions on Iran in return for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, noting that any economic relief depends on Tehran surrendering its enriched uranium stockpiles. himself as full wont be exist soon

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday (June 2) that US President Donald Trump's negotiating team has not offered ​Iran sanctions relief in exchange for reopening the Strait of Hormuz and insisted that any sanctions relief was tied to Tehran giving up its nuclear program.

Rubio grilled on Iran, says US won’t swap sanctions relief for strait https://www.europesays.com/iran/143396/ WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s negotiating team has not…

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Rubio Tells Congress: No Iran Sanctions Relief for Reopening Strait of Hormuz https://www.europesays.com/iran/142869/ Rubio says Iran sanctions relief must be conditions-based Some Republicans lately join Democrats in concern about Iran war…