United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to the press before departing for France from Homestead Air Reserve Base in Homestead, Florida. Rubio is traveling for the G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting. AP/PTI(AP11_09_2026_000015B)
Because the Iranian demands are simply not just unacceptable, but in some cases outrageous and ridiculous and really not realistic,” Rubio said, right now, it hasn’t been very productive. Speaking to reporters at Homestead Air Reserve Base in Florida before leaving for Paris to attend the G7 Foreign Ministers’ meeting, Rubio said several countries were continuing to mediate between the two sides but cautioned against expectations of an imminent breakthrough, ANI reported, citing Al Jazeera.
“You have a number of countries that continue to engage them with different ideas, but I wouldn’t say we’re at the verge of a breakthrough,” Rubio said. He said President Donald Trump remained open to resolving the conflict through diplomacy, but argued that negotiations could not advance under the conditions being proposed by Iran. Araghchi said Iran’s two-day proposal remained on the table, calling on Washington to meet its conditions, including an end to hostilities on all fronts.
“If there’s a chance to do it, we’ll explore it. Rubio’s remarks came as Iranian foreign minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi asked Washington to accept Tehran’s proposal to end the conflict on all fronts, warning of severe military retaliation if it chose to continue the war. US secretary of state Marco Rubio on Sunday said diplomatic efforts to end the conflict with Iran have hardly made any progress, accusing Tehran of putting forward demands that Washington considers unrealistic. In a post on X on Sunday, Araghchi said the decision now rested with the US administration following the midterm elections.