Rubio: U.S. wants China to press Iran to change course in Gulf

May 13, 2026 5:30 PM EDT

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio talks with White House Director of Oval Office Operations Walt Nauta, ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump's departure from the White House for Joint Base Andrews en route to Beijing, China, in Washington, D.C., U.S., M

WASHINGTON, ‌May 13 (Reuters) - ​The ​United States hopes ‌to convince China ⁠to play a ‌more active role ‌in trying to persuade Iran ​to walk away from ⁠what it is doing ​in the Gulf, U.S. Secretary of ​State Marco ‌Rubio said in an ⁠interview aired on Fox ⁠News on Wednesday.

Rubio made ​the comments in an interview with Fox ‌News' Sean Hannity.

(Reporting by ‌Daphne Psaledakis, ⁠Writing ‌by Christian ​Martinez; editing by Michelle ‌Nichols )



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