Rubio says 'significant progress' made in Iran talks
Trump on Saturday said an agreement had been "largely negotiated."
President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israeli strikes targeting military, government and infrastructure sites.
Following the announcement of a two-week ceasefire, initial U.S.-Iran talks in Pakistan in April failed to reach a peace deal.
Trump later announced the open-ended extension of the ceasefire and the continuation of a U.S. blockade until negotiations are concluded "one way or the other."
Key Headlines
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- Rubio says 'significant progress' made in Iran talks
- Trump says agreement 'largely negotiated,' includes Strait of Hormuz reopening
Rubio says there's been 'some progress' on Iran, possible 'news' in coming days
Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with reporters following his meeting with India’s Prime Minister Modi earlier Saturday, saying negotiations remain ongoing but that there "may be news" Saturday or in the coming days.
"There may be news later today. I don't have news for you at this very moment, but there might be some news a little later today, there may not be. I hope there will be, but I'm not sure yet," Rubio said.
Rubio stressed that "some progress" has been made with respect to Iran, before emphasizing the U.S. position on Iran not having a nuclear weapon, opening the Strait of Hormuz without a toll, and turning over enriched uranium.
"Even as I speak to you now, there's some work being done. There is a chance that whether it's later today, tomorrow, and a couple days, we may have something to say, but this issue needs to be solved as the president’s said, 'one way or the other'," Rubio said.
CENTCOM says it redirected 100 vessels during blockade
U.S. forces have now re-directed 100 commercial vessels as part of its blockade against Iran, according to U.S. Central Command.
Trump says US and Iran are ‘getting a lot closer’ to peace deal
President Donald Trump said the U.S. and Iran are “getting a lot closer” to reaching a peace deal, though he declined to divulge any specifics.
"There’s a draft” of an Iran peace deal that Trump has read, the president said an interview with CBS News.
Trump reportedly said that “every day it gets better and better,” but told CBS that he won’t provide more details until he informs Iran first.
Despite reports that say Iran nuclear talks could be postponed or delayed, Trump told CBS that any final agreement would ensure that Iran does not obtain a nuclear weapon. He added that he “wouldn’t even be talking about it” otherwise.
“I will only sign a deal where we get everything we want," Trump reportedly said, adding that Iran’s enriched uranium will be “satisfactorily handled.”
In a separate phone interview, Trump reportedly told Axios that he would review Iran’s latest offer with his team and decide by Sunday about resuming the war.
To both Axios and CBS, Trump repeated his threats about unleashing military power on Iran if they do not meet his demands.
"I think one of two things will happen: either I hit them harder than they have ever been hit, or we are going to sign a deal that is good," Trump told Axios.
Trump also told Axios that he would meet with Steve Witkoff, Jared Kushner, and Vice President JD Vance about the latest Iran offer.
Rubio says Trump expressed 'disappointment' with lack of NATO involvement in Iran war
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that he is hoping to secure a higher level of NATO involvement in the opening of the Strait of Hormuz during the NATO's Foreign Ministers Meetings in Helsingborg, Sweden, on Friday.
He stated that President Trump is disappointed in the NATO alliance for their response to U.S. strikes against Iran, leaving further conversations for NATO country leaders, but said he remains hopeful to find other areas of cooperation between the NATO countries and their allies.
"The president's views, frankly, disappointment at some of our NATO allies and their response to our operations in the Middle East," Rubio said. "They are well documented, that will have to be addressed, that won't be solved or addressed today. That's something for the leaders' level to discuss. In the meantime, there are other areas where we continue with cooperation."
Rubio pointed to President Trump's announcement of deploying 5,000 troops to Poland, something the president has gone back and forth on in recent months.
"You saw the president's announcement last night with regards to Poland and deployment. That said, obviously the United States continues to have global commitments that it needs to meet in terms of our force deployment, and that constantly requires us to re-examine where we put troops, and this is not a punitive thing," Rubio said.
-ABC News' Alex Ederson