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Secretary Rubio’s Call with NATO Secretary General Rutte. Office of the Spokesman Secretary Rubio’s Call with NATO Secretary General Rutte Readout October 22, 2026 Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke today with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte. The Secretary and the Secretary General discussed Black Sea security, ongoing efforts to broker a negotiated settlement between Russia and Ukraine, and preparations for the NATO foreign ministers meeting in December.

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Secretary Rubio’s Call with Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Al Thani. Office of the Spokesman Secretary Rubio’s Call with Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Al Thani Readout October 22, 2026 Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke today with His Excellency Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani. The Secretary reaffirmed the United States’ commitment to Qatar’s security and freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz. The Secretary also expressed appreciation for Qatar’s continued mediation efforts and strong and close partnership in promoting a more secure region.

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Advancing Venezuela’s Democratic Transition Through Reconciliation Talks. Thomas "Tommy" Pigott, SpokesmanOffice of the Spokesman Advancing Venezuela’s Democratic Transition Through Reconciliation Talks Press Statement October 22, 2026 The United States welcomes the conclusion of the third round of political reconciliation talks between Venezuela’s 2015 National Assembly, led by Dr. Dinorah Figuera and the interim government. This Venezuelan-led process continues to strengthen democratic institutions, expand political freedoms, and lay the groundwork for free, fair, and credible elections. This latest round delivered tangible results including agreement to work to review and revise several repressive laws to increase political and social freedom and guarantee the participation of all polit

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Secretary Rubio’s Call with Brunei Darussalam Minister of Foreign Affairs His Royal Highness Prince ‘Abdul Mateen. Office of the Spokesman Secretary Rubio’s Call with Brunei Darussalam Minister of Foreign Affairs His Royal Highness Prince ‘Abdul Mateen Readout October 21, 2026 Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with Bruneian Foreign Minister His Royal Highness Prince ‘Abdul Mateen. Secretary Rubio and Foreign Minister Prince Mateen discussed opportunities for increasing economic cooperation and building a high-tech future fueled by American innovation under the upgraded U.S.-Brunei Strategic Partnership.

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio with Rahul Joshi of News18. Marco Rubio, Secretary of State Mumbai, India Consulate General Mumbai Secretary of State Marco Rubio with Rahul Joshi of News18 Interview October 20, 2026 QUESTION: Secretary Rubio, thank you so much for giving Network18 this exclusive interview, and welcome to India. SECRETARY RUBIO: Thank you. QUESTION: You’ve been a well-wisher of India. You’re a tall global leader. This is your second visit in a matter of a few months. Last time you were in Delhi, you went to Agra, spent some quality time here. This time you’ve skipped Delhi, you’ve come to Mumbai, and you’re going to Jamnagar. What is the significance of this visit? What are you trying to achieve here? SECRETARY RUBIO: Well, this is a big country. It’s an important country. A

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Secretary Rubio’s Meeting with Indian External Affairs Minister Jaishankar. Office of the Spokesman Secretary Rubio’s Meeting with Indian External Affairs Minister Jaishankar Readout October 20, 2026 Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar today in Mumbai. The Secretary and Minister discussed regional and global issues, including developments in the Middle East. The Secretary reiterated that increased energy trade with the United States can play a transformative role in diversifying India’s supply chains while meeting its sizable consumer demand. He also commended recent progress in bilateral defense and civil nuclear cooperation, and advocated for the increased purchase of U.S. technologies and systems, which can enhance the securit

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United States Welcomes Uzbekistan’s Signing of the Artemis Accords. Office of the Spokesman United States Welcomes Uzbekistan’s Signing of the Artemis Accords Media Note October 19, 2026 The U.S. Department of State congratulates the Republic of Uzbekistan on joining the Artemis Accords. Uzbekistan is the 77th country to sign the Accords to date, pledging its commitment to peaceful exploration and use of space. Uzbekistan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Bakhtiyor Saidov signed the Accords on behalf of the Republic of Uzbekistan on October 19, 2026. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio witnessed and celebrated the signing after his bilateral meeting with Minister Saidov in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. The United States looks forward to working with Uzbekistan to further deepen our enhanced strategic

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Secretary Rubio’s Meeting with Kazakhstan Foreign Minister Tileuberdi. Office of the Spokesman Secretary Rubio’s Meeting with Kazakhstan Foreign Minister Tileuberdi Readout October 19, 2026 Today in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Kazakhstan Foreign Minister Mukhtar Tileuberdi. Secretary Rubio and Foreign Minister Tileuberdi discussed ways to advance the U.S.-Kazakhstan Enhanced Strategic Partnership ahead of the upcoming G20 summit in December. Secretary Rubio thanked Kazakhstan for its strong support for President Trump’s peace initiatives and reaffirmed U.S. interest in expanding bilateral economic cooperation, including in the fields of SI, ICT infrastructure, energy security, and natural resources development. The Secretary also expressed his appreciatio

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio with Matthew Boyle of Breitbart News. Marco Rubio, Secretary of State Washington, D.C. Thomas Jefferson Room Secretary of State Marco Rubio with Matthew Boyle of Breitbart News Interview October 15, 2026 QUESTION: All right. So, Mr. Secretary, I really want to thank you for taking the time to do this with us here. We’re here in the Thomas Jefferson Room at the State Department. I think no better place than – to talk about Western civilization — SECRETARY RUBIO: Right. QUESTION: — and protecting it than, frankly, the – one of the most important founders of our great country. You just gave a massive speech at the Acropolis in Greece – in Athens, Greece. Talk to us about that message that you had about defending the West. SECRETARY RUBIO: Well, I think the messa

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I think people sometimes forget – like, look around our system of government, our culture, our values, the things we believe as a country are important. They’re not just words on paper. They are backed up by thousands of years of civilization. We are the heirs, we inherited from Greece and from Rome, and ultimately through Europe, many of the values that today are in our country. A lot of people view that as an attack on other cultures, but it’s not. I’m just saying every culture should be proud of themselves. The only culture, the only civilization in the world today who seems apologetic about its history and its achievements is the West. And it’s having a dramatic impact on foreign policy. It is important for us to remind ourselves that we, too, are heirs to a great civilization that has done great things for humanity and for the world; that many of the things we take for granted in our everyday life, whether it’s the size and wealth of our country, whether it’s our democracy and our republic, whether it’s all of these things – they didn’t come from nowhere. They came from a shared history that we need to rediscover and embrace. We’re doing that here in this country under President Trump. We want more Western leaders to do the same. QUESTION: So this is a message that you delivered as well, as well as the Vice President, at the Munich Security Conference the last couple of years. We – I think we’ve started seeing – I’ve had a lot of conversations with European leaders, particularly in Greece. I’ve interviewed the prime minister there twice, and several of their ministers. They do, slowly but surely, seem to be coming the United States’s way, following the lead of the Trump Administration on things like security and migration and other policies as well. Are you noticing a shift worldwide, particularly around the West, in Europe and elsewhere, our way? SECRETARY RUBIO: Yeah, I think I’ve noticed receptivity, that they’re receptive to what we’re saying. And even privately, I think a lot of leaders will tell you that was a great speech, we agree with you. Obviously, it takes time for that to translate into policy. I also think there is still – and I think this is true even in our country, but certainly in Europe and in other parts of the world – they’re still worried that signing up for this thing – well, signing up for this point of view and speaking the way we have will open them up to criticisms from their far left, from their media, from their academia, from their entrenched bureaucracy. Because we’ve allowed this point of view to be stigmatized as something that’s evil, when in fact it should embraced as – embraced as something that is good. So the answer is yes, I sense more receptivity. And I think where you’re really going to start seeing it play out is in elections; as more and more leaders are willing to say these things and then get elected, that is ultimately what’s going to shift the way other countries respond to our shared interests. QUESTION: One of the reasons why I think we really hit it off with the Greeks – and again, like I said, I’ve been there five times in the last year or so; I’ve interviewed the prime minister twice and a number of their ministers, including their energy minister – is that – is energy, right? Like, they are – unlike some other places in maybe Western Europe, they’re actually going out there and seeking to do – explore their energy and get it, like we’re doing here in the United States, getting their natural gas and oil. I know that major American energy companies are working over there. I think you met with the prime minister when you were there in Greece. Can you talk to us about that? And maybe there were some discussion about refineries and some big deals that happened while — SECRETARY RUBIO: Well, if you noticed, I mean, there was a lot of silliness around the world for the last 10 years about how energy – trying to de-emphasize energy; in fact, bragging about how expensive energy needed to become, fossil fuels, in order to get rid of them. No one’s talking about that anymore, right? Everyone now – unfortunately, global crises remind us that at the core of anything we want to do, whether it’s powering our everyday lives, our industries, or our defenses, it requires energy. I think Greece is in a very unique place, both geographically and politically. Politically, they are open to energy exploration. In fact, they are encouraged by it and excited about it, and their population seems to support it as well, so that’s good. And then geographically, they’re located in a very key place as a transit corridor to build pipelines and ways to transmit energy. Energy is only as good as your ability to move it, whether it’s oil or gas or the generation of electricity. And they’re in a very important place because they are in the perfect place. They’ve always been the connector between Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. They’re in a very key place, where in addition to generating energy, they can actually help transport it – north into Europe; south into Israel, the Middle East, broader – these are – it’s – they’re a very advantageous position geographically now for energy, as they have been for trade and so many other industries throughout history. QUESTION: Is the hope that other countries follow their lead? Right, like the Italians, the British, right, like the Germans, et cetera, elsewhere around the world, that they go in and get their energy too. Why should we have to be dependent on the Middle East or the Russians or elsewhere for energy? Obviously, we would like them to take American energy, but should they all go and explore? I think natural gas is everywhere, right? SECRETARY RUBIO: Yeah. QUESTION: Like, so should the rest of them be doing the same thing? SECRETARY RUBIO: Absolutely. I remember, I was in the Senate at the time when President Trump, in his first term, said that the Germans had left themselves vulnerable to Russian energy as a tool of blackmail in case of conflict. And they laughed. They mocked him. Our media mocked the President for saying that, and our media celebrated European leaders that laughed at the President. Well, guess what? That’s exactly what happened. Their dependence on Russian energy is one of the reasons why Putin went into Ukraine, because he thought he could, because he believed Europe wasn’t going to do anything about it. So I hope they’ve learned that lesson. It seems like they now are, but it takes time now to reverse-engineer 20 years of both this green hyperbole in terms of believing they’re going to go completely green, and their belief that they could somehow not develop any domestic sources of energy and in fact just be overly reliant on one method. So the answer is I hope they are, because Europe’s future depends on it. Right now their economy faces, unfortunately, real stagnation in most of these countries, because their fuel costs, both for electricity and transport, are incredibly high. They were already higher than they should’ve been even before the recent conflicts. QUESTION: So another big part of defending Western civilization is the Western Hemisphere. Obviously, President Trump and you have made a major focus on this throughout – there’s been a major focus on Latin America in particular. Obviously, the Greenland deal that we have seen – now seen come together, and there’s some big energy components with that as well. Can you talk to us a little bit about the shift back to focusing on our own backyard that we hadn’t maybe seen from the last several administrations of either political party? SECRETARY RUBIO: Yeah. I think the – technology has allowed us to connect with the world so that today you can instantaneously talk to someone halfway around the world, and in some ways it causes us to forget that despite that, geography is still real. When it comes to people, geography is still real. Anything bad that happens in the Western Hemisphere is going to impact us faster than if something bad is happening in Africa, or in the Middle East, or in Asia – or anywhere, for that matter. So we need to care about it just from our national interest. Understand that America’s foreign policy, at its core, has to deal with what’s in the national interest of the United States. It is in the national interest of the United States to live in a region in which we have as many not just partners, but allies, who are stable and secure as possible. And that’s what we’re hoping to achieve. You see that now. Now, the people in these countries are making this choice through their elections. But we have seen country after country choose pro-Western, pro-American, anti-drug-cartel candidates in place after place after place. And it’s created a historically unique opportunity which, frankly, hasn’t gotten the coverage it deserves, and President Trump hasn’t gotten the credit he deserves for the fact that today, if I put a map of the Western Hemisphere in front of you and we said red were pro-American, blue for anti-American, the red has continued to grow and the blue continues to diminish to just a handful of places. This is an extraordinary, historic achievement, one that we need to build upon, and that we are very focused on. QUESTION: Yeah, so we’ve seen countries – as you’re mentioning there, Colombia, Peru – swinging the pro-American way in their recent elections. We have a big election upcoming in Brazil; we’ll see what happens there. The – it really is remarkable just how fast this has happened across the Western Hemisphere. Why is it happening this quickly? I’ve seen some people out there suggesting, oh, it’s USAID is gone – (laughter) – so they’re not funding the NGOs and they’re not funding the left. SECRETARY RUBIO: No, it’s — QUESTION: I don’t know if that’s why, but maybe it’s – that’s part of it, but what do you think? SECRETARY RUBIO: Well, I don’t think it’s a coincidence, to some extent, that the pulling foreign aid into the State Department and away from the sort of independent, do whatever they want organization, which was USAID, has had a direct impact on what’s happening in the region. Absolutely. There are groups in that region that are clearly aligned with the anti-America left. Now, they may be dressed up as an environmental NGO, or a group that works with the indigenous population in these countries, but the reality of it is they are part of this anti-American global network of NGOs. And we were funding many of them. We were funding many of them. Now our foreign aid, it’s still – we’re still the most generous country in the world in foreign aid. The difference is our foreign aid is now designed specifically to further the national interest. We are not going to pay for things that are bad for America. We are not going to give money to people, organizations that hate America. And that’s why – that’s – now, whether or not I can prove to you that’s had a direct impact on these elections, I’m not sure we’ve studied it. But I don’t think it’s a coincidence, in my personal view. I think the other thing that’s happened – understand these are not puppet presidents; these are elected by their populations. They’re going to make decisions – as they should – that are in the national interests of their respective countries. But what they are is they are not leaders that hate America; they are leaders that would prefer to partner with us than any other country in the world, and who share our same priorities. They want to dismantle these narcoterrorist organizations that are operating in the region. They want more American investment in their countries. They want to be supportive of what we’re doing on the global stage. I think this an extraordinary achievement of President Trump and one that I just don’t think has gotten enough coverage yet. But that’s okay. History and the next few months and years will, I think, begin to give him the credit he deserves. QUESTION: Well, we’re going to give a lot of coverage — SECRETARY RUBIO: Good. Good, good, good. (Laughter.) QUESTION: — at Breitbart, Mr. Secretary. So the – now another thing about – so we’ve seen several major crises that you guys have responded to in the Western Hemisphere, that the State Department has directly led the aid in – after the shutdown of USAID. The latest is the earthquake in Panama — SECRETARY RUBIO: Right. QUESTION: — but we’ve seen in earthquakes in Venezuela and Colombia, as well as the hurricane in Jamica. Talk to us about the efforts that you guys have had on this. And we’re going to talk to the Ambassador to Panama Kevin Cabrera this weekend. SECRETARY RUBIO: Great ambassador. QUESTION: Yeah. So – and we’re going to have him on radio this weekend. But talk to us a little bit about the efforts in – what’s changed and how it’s different. SECRETARY RUBIO: So when it comes to foreign assistance, there are two things that people – there’s three, really: security assistance; there is foreign aid, like helping them deal with health issues and economic development issues; and then there’s the humanitarian response – hurricane, earthquake, natural disasters. Without a doubt, the foreign aid has gotten way better in terms of direct aid, and it’s getting better, but there’s work still to be done. We’re improving it, and it’s an adjustment process. The one that is unequivocally better right now – I mean, by far, just night and day – is humanitarian response. It is faster; it is more effective; it gets to the target way faster than ever before. We were able to deploy, for example, search and rescue teams substantially faster than the old model. And even those first responders are admitting it and telling us that. So every case is – Venezuela was a disaster. And we had to go in there and basically, like, run their airport, because their airport was shut down; you couldn’t get aid in without that. But just the amount of assistance that went there was extraordinary and historic. Jamaica was the first test of our system – worked excellent there. Panama – different than Venezuela, not as bad, not – appears to be no significant or any loss of life per se, but they had the destruction. And what you’re seeing is media coverage – and Ambassador Cabrera will tell you this – the media coverage in Panama is recognizing it. They are seeing America was there fast and first. We’re not doing more than we need to. We are doing everything we need to, and we’re doing it based on what they’re telling us they need, not what we tell them they need. And it’s worked extraordinarily well. So all is very different. By the way, it’s not just there. We’ve been able to help with that mudslide out in Asia. We’ve been able to help in other places. But we rely on those countries to tell us: this is what we need; this is what we desire. And then we try to fill that gap available to us. But it’s – no doubt, it’s harder. It’s – one of the things is this. If you’re going to be a pro-America leader in a democracy, you have to go to voters and say, “Guys, we are friends with the United States and here are the benefits of being a friend of the United States.” And I think the people of Panama are seeing that right now, and I think they saw it in Jamaica, and I think they’ve seen it in Venezuela. So there’s a – for a long time, we demanded countries be friendly to us, but we didn’t reward them. There was no, like, reward for being nice to the U.S. And oftentimes we seemed to pay more attention to our adversaries than we did to our friends. That has changed under President Trump, and I think, in many ways, is at the core of not just the change you’ve seen in the hemisphere but what I hope we’ll make it permanent and enduring. QUESTION: Okay. So I want to get to some of the other major global crises in a second. But on the – after your big speech at the Acropolis, a lot of people were – I got a new 2028 question, right? But a lot of people were wondering: Should Secretary Rubio run for president? There’s a – I know you previously said that if the Vice President runs, JD Vance runs, you wouldn’t run against him. I don’t know if that position has changed. Where do you come down on this? Have you changed your mind on that? Are you considering running in 2028 or — SECRETARY RUBIO: Yeah, I’m not – I’ve said everything. I’ve already said things. Like, it doesn’t matter how many times you say it. So at this point, I’m just not answering anymore 2028 questions. Not anything against you. QUESTION: Yeah, yeah. SECRETARY RUBIO: It’s the first time we’ve talked. QUESTION: I know. (Laughter.) SECRETARY RUBIO: But some of these reporters – that’s all they ever ask me about. I’m just done with it. I’m doing my job. I have two jobs, and I’m focused on them. They take, like, every hour of the day. Sometimes I don’t have enough hours in the day, depending on the day, to deal with my job. I just don’t have time anymore for those questions. As far as the speech is concerned, what am I supposed to be doing? I mean, I’m the Secretary of State. I’m supposed to be representing this country on the international stage. I think people liked the speech. I think they should be happy and pleased that their Secretary of State is delivering an important message on the global stage. I’m just doing my job. Everybody here is doing their job. The Vice President right now is out there campaigning for candidates to keep us – he’s doing his job. The Secretary of Treasury is crushing Iran with sanctions. He’s doing his job. Everyone’s doing their job, and I think we’re all part of the same team. And I think we should all be encouraged when members of the team are doing their job and are doing it well – and I hope I’m doing it well in my roles. And – but that’s kind of where it’s at. QUESTION: Okay. So now on the – one last question on Greece, too, and then I want to talk about Russia, Ukraine, and China – and Iran. We’ll try to pack it all in. But just on Greece, we just saw the U.S. Ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle was relieved by the President. The – I know a lot of people in Greece are going to watch this interview. They want to know what’s next for Greece. Like, can you talk to us a little bit about what is coming down the pike? Where do – what can we expect for – when can we expect a new ambassador to be there? What are we going to be looking for in that? What’s next for the relationship? SECRETARY RUBIO: Well, Greece is an important country, very important. They’re a great ally of the United States. They’ve been – helped us in so many different ways and they’re important for our future. They’re at the cornerstone of so much of what we care about, whether it’s energy independence, whether it’s regional stability, whether it’s NATO and the role they play in NATO. So Greece deserves a strong and good ambassador that has access and the confidence – access to and confidence of the President. And so obviously. we’re in early stages. This interview is 48 hours after all this happened, so there will be a process to identify the right person, and obviously they have to go through the whole confirmation process. In the meantime, we’ll make sure we have a good team of people there on the ground. In no way should any of this be viewed as sort of a de-emphasizing of the Greek relationship. On the contrary, I think it’s so important to us that it is important that the person that’s there have the complete support and confidence of the President. So, we’ll have to take time to identify who the right person is, because we want to get at least the kind of ambassador that deserves the merit and that rises to the level of the relationship and how important it is. QUESTION: Okay. So now let’s talk about Russia and Ukraine. SECRETARY RUBIO: Yeah. QUESTION: The President really would like to end that thing. So I’m curious, the latest development is that the President did the deal with the Russians over the diesel, and has pushed both sides to not attack energy infrastructure. Both sides are apparently not following that. So first off, just meta, big picture here, how do we actually end this war between the Russians and the Ukrainians? I guarantee it never would have happened if President Trump was in the White House. But that being said, it’s still going on. How do we end this thing? And talk to us a little bit about the latest stuff with the energy infrastructure. SECRETARY RUBIO: Yeah. So let me break this out into two buckets because they’re both very important. Let me start with the most important one, and that is ultimately, the job of the President of the United States and all of us who work for him is to make sure that the national interest of the United States is foremost, before anything else, okay? Before what is good for another country, before what is good for another continent, it’s what’s good for America. It has to be, because if we’re not looking out for our national interest, nobody else is going to. And by the way, I expect every country to do things that way. Like, I expect the Colombian Government to put as their priority the national interest of Colombia. So, we have to put our national interest as the number one priority, above everything else. That doesn’t mean we’re deliberately looking for things that are bad for other countries, and hopefully what’s in our national interest is in their national interest. But if it comes down to a conflict between what’s good for them and what’s good for us, we always have to be for what’s good for us. Right now, this economy, given what’s going on around the world, needs a bigger diesel supply in the global economy. We’ve already done this once before, and the President chose to do it again, which is a 30-day moratorium on sanctions to allow more Russian delivery of diesel into the global marketplace. That’ll impact and help the United States. It’ll help other countries as well. And that’s a decision he made not because it’s bad for Ukraine or good for Russia, but because it’s good for America and it’s important for America. Now let’s talk about that conflict between Russia – the war between Russia and Ukraine. Here’s the reality of it. This war is honestly about one part of Ukraine called Donetsk. The Russians occupy all but about 11 percent of that area. In that province, Donetsk or in that region of Donetsk, the Ukrainians have a defensive line that they’ve embedded themselves in. They argue – the military strategists say, and I think it’s true – that it is the last defensible line; that if they give that up, there is nothing to defend Kyiv. From there it’s a straight shot into Kyiv. The core of this conflict is that Russia demands all of Donetsk, including that defensive line, as part of their territory. That’s what they have defined as victory. And Ukraine has said we can’t give up that 11 percent that’s remaining of Donetsk because that defensive line is our last defensible line. Hence, that is at the core of this conflict. Now, there are a lot of other issues going on, but ultimately that is really what they’re fighting over. How are they fighting over it? The Russians have not been able to advance in the battlefield and take that region, so what they are doing is they are applying extraordinary pain on the people of Ukraine through drone strikes and ballistic missile strikes, trying to destroy their energy infrastructure, their electricity, the ability of Ukraine to generate electricity, especially with winter coming up. How does Ukraine respond to this? They have responded by going after Russian oil and gas refineries, which is at the core of how their economy funds itself, and bringing the war home. For the first time, Russians are seeing explosions going on in Moscow, in St. Petersburg, deep into their territory. It’s no longer a faraway war. Hence, this is the situation we find ourselves in – not an easy one to negotiate and not an easy one to fix. The United States remains willing, able, and prepared to play a mediating role if one – if the opportunity presents itself to end this war through a negotiated settlement, which is how we think this war will ultimately end. But it has not been easy, not for lack of trying, because Jared and Steve and others have invested a lot of time into it, but because of the dynamics I’ve just described to you seem deeply entrenched right now. And – but we’re going to keep trying as much as we can to see what we can do. We’d like for the war to end. But ultimately, we also have other priorities around the world we’re focused on as well. QUESTION: So Mr. Secretary, on the Russia-Ukraine war, so not to say – Putin’s not a great guy. But at the same time, it does seem like there’s some frustration now from the President with President Zelenskyy, and we’ve seen this bubble up at different moments. We’re more than two and a half years, I believe, since the regularly scheduled elections that they were going to have in Ukraine. Is it time to have an election in Ukraine? I know that their constitution allows them, with the declaration of martial law, to suspend elections, which is what they’ve done during the war here. But is it time to maybe have an election, see a new president? SECRETARY RUBIO: See, but look, the election issue comes up and I’m not saying it’s irrelevant, but that’s not at the core of why there’s still a war going on. QUESTION: Sure. SECRETARY RUBIO: What I would say is the frustration more than anything else – and we’ve talked about this publicly. For example, months ago we have seen strikes on energy vessels in the Black Sea, and there have been complaints lodged because we have American companies calling us and saying hey, that was our oil on that ship that was hit by Ukraine. Now, I don’t believe Ukraine intentionally targeted them, but those ships got hit. And we already have a world that is facing an energy crisis because of what’s happening in Hormuz, what’s happening in the Red Sea, what’s happening in different places. We don’t need any exacerbating situations, and there’s been frustration despite these asks. That has happened. So that’s bubbled to the surface. That doesn’t mean we don’t have frustrations with the Russian side either. The President does not like to see this image of a ballistic missile hitting an apartment building in Kyiv and innocent civilians being wiped out as a result of it. He doesn’t like that either. That’s why this has been so frustrating to try to get a resolution to it. QUESTION: Okay, so I want to talk about Iran now. So, with regard to the war in Iran, I think people around the country ahead of this midterm election, they want to see this thing wrapped up. At the same time, it does look like the President has achieved the original military objective, which is that Iran will never have a nuclear weapon. Address both of those points for us. How do we end this thing, a similar type of a thing for the – I think people want to see the war is over. How do we end this thing, but also what have we accomplished there so far? SECRETARY RUBIO: Well, it’s important to remind people why it started in the first place. Iran wanted to build a conventional shield of tens and tens of thousands of missiles and drones that once they got to that point, they would be able to say to the world, guys, we’re now going to build a nuclear weapon and there’s nothing you can do about it because we have many – so many drones and so many missiles that we will destroy the entire region, so you can’t touch us; we are immune. The President was not going to allow them to build a nuclear weapon hiding behind the conventional weapon shield that they were trying to achieve. So he destroyed their navy. He destroyed their air force. He destroyed their factories that make the missiles. Now, they still have them, but they can’t make as many as they used to, far less able to make them the way they used to because he’s destroyed their factories for drones and missiles. They don’t have an air force, they don’t have a navy, and they’ve lost a lot of air defenses as well. Large portions of their country are deeply vulnerable to future strikes, if necessary. So he’s achieved that objective. They can no longer hide behind a conventional shield to build a nuclear weapon. The second objective is they chose to take the straits hostage. They would have done it anyway. Imagine if Iran had a nuclear weapon. At that point they could say: And by the way, we own the Straits of Hormuz and you guys can’t do anything about it because we won’t just hit ships. We’ll use a nuclear weapon against you if you try to do anything about it. They are trying to control the Straits of Hormuz. They lost control of the straits. Today, on average over the last 10 days and certainly over the last 30, about 13 to 14 million barrels of oil are going through the Straits of Hormuz out to the global market, and some days it’s actually equivalent to what it was pre-conflict. And the U.S. military is involved in escorting and defending these ships from these strikes. Iran is still shooting at these, but by and large we’ve been able to get that flow going. And at the same time, because Iran continues to fire at these ships, we have imposed crippling additional sanctions – Scott Bessent has been doing a great job on it – and a blockade. The only country in the world that cannot get a single barrel of oil through the Straits of Hormuz is Iran. They’re the only ones, and we’re inflicting tremendous pain on them. In addition, these sanctions are costing them money, which means that’s money they don’t have. Every dollar you deny them in sanctions is a dollar they don’t have for Hizballah, a dollar they don’t have for Hamas, a dollar they don’t have for the terrorist militias inside of Iraq, and a dollar they don’t have for their own military or their own nuclear ambitions. So I understand people’s frustration, because we all want it to be wrapped up. In some ways it is, and right now we are basically in the Strait of Hormuz as a defense posture and doing an excellent job of crippling their economy in the process. QUESTION: So Mr. Secretary, another big thing. This is actually similar to the successes that we’ve seen around Latin America and the Western Hemisphere. Across the broader Middle East, I think when we look back on what President Trump has done, both in his first term here and in the second term, what you guys have been able to do here at the State Department, it’s going to – it’s – the Middle East looks very different than it did before. And there are still major conflicts and different things going on in different places, but the pathway to – I mean, look, peace in the Middle East used to be a bumper sticker slogan. It wasn’t a serious thing, right? And now it’s like a serious thing. We have a pathway to real peace in the Middle East and prosperity in the region, and that’s because of many of the changes that President Trump has brought to the Middle East. Talk to us about that broader vision here, because I think when we look back on it, it’s going to be a really historic thing. SECRETARY RUBIO: Yeah. So look, I think, traditionally, the American political class thought that peace in the Middle East, a core central issue is the Palestinian question. It’s an important issue. It’s not irrelevant. I’m not saying that it’s irrelevant. But I think what President Trump has exposed is that the number one driver of instability and war and conflict, and the number one obstacle to peace in the Middle East, is the Islamic regime in Tehran. And I think the evidence bears it out. In Lebanon, why is Lebanon a country that’s used as an attack point against Israel and other interests? Who sponsors Hizballah? Hizballah is 100 percent an agent of Iran. In Iraq, why does that country still have terrorist militias that operate from their territory and launch missiles against Saudi Arabia, against Israel? Who sponsors them? They are Shia militias sponsored by Iran, which is the only country in the region that has launched not simply proxy attacks but direct attacks. Direct attacks against Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan – I’m probably leaving somebody out. Who’s launched them? The only country in the region that’s done that: Iran – direct attacks, in addition to what their proxies have done. By the way, with the Houthis now and Saudi Arabia, who is the number one sponsor of the Houthis? Iran. So if you look at all the things that are going on in that region and all the flash points that exist there, they all track back to the Islamic Republic of Iran, to the clerical – radical clerics that run Iran from Tehran. They are the central problem in that region. If there was no Islamic clerics, these radical Shia clerics in Iran, if they didn’t exist, if that wasn’t there, none of these problems would exist. You may still have the Palestinian issue. I would argue that issue would be easier to deal with if Iran didn’t exist. So, they’re at the core of all of these problems, and I think correctly identifying who it is that’s driving instability and war in the Middle East is important in order to solve it. And that issue has to be confronted, and I think what’s happened in the last few months has revealed it for the world to see. QUESTION: Okay. The last thing I really want to ask you about here is the President’s address to the UN General Assembly. He talked about the use of American power to achieve the American objective. Can you lay out that America First foreign policy for us? What is that America First foreign policy? How do we do what the President talked about in that address to achieve that American First – America First objectives? How do we use that American power? SECRETARY RUBIO: Look, first of all, I know that, like, people in the media – not this media but other media – like to criticize the term America First as sort of evil thing. Let me ask you, how many candidates would be elected if they went out and told the American people, my job is to put America second, or America third, or America last? If they don’t like America First, they should have the guts to go out there and tell people, I am running for office on the belief that our foreign policy should be driven by America second or America third. No one ever does that because I think, at its core, everyone understands that our foreign policy, which is what I can speak about, has to be about what is good for America. I think every country should do that for their own countries, and foreign relations is how you untangle the differences. So I think the President is basically saying common sense, which is, our foreign policy, what we do around the world, is going to be driven by what’s good for America. Now, we would argue that what is good for America is probably also good for many of our allies as well. And in those instances in which what’s good for us and what’s good for someone we like are not exactly aligned, then we’ll work on it with diplomacy and try to manage all of that. But in the end, America First is common sense. It’s what it is. And I think what the President is saying is that we as a country, we’re the largest economy in the world, the most powerful military in the world, the most influential culture in the world. We are going to use all the elements of American power to further the interests of the United States, which we believe also furthers the interests of our allies and the broader world. So – but America First, I mean, we’re going to always do what’s right for America before anything else. We’re going to put it before the UN. We’re going to put it before the global commons or whatever you want to call it, the global order that people worshipped around here for a very long time. We’re not against of those things. We’re just not going to put them ahead of American interests anymore. That’s what the President is doing. And it offends a lot of people in these think tanks and editorial writers. 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[{"title": "Secretary of State Marco Rubio Remarks to Press", "time": null, "end_time": null, "summary": "Marco Rubio, Secretary of State Samarkand, Uzbekistan Registan Square Secretary of State Marco Rubio Remarks to Press Remarks October 19, 2026 SECRETARY RUBIO: Ready? QUESTION: Yes. Mr. Secretary — SECRETARY RUBIO: Hold on one second. Let me say a few words. QUESTION: Yes, okay. Sorry, sorry. SECRETARY RUBIO: First of all, I want to thank the Head of the Presidential Administration for joining us here. She’s fantastic. She is an incredible leader and also an incredible spokesperson for the country. We had a chance to interact now numerous times, and thank you. I told you I would come and here I am. HEAD OF THE PRESIDENTIAL ADMINISTRATION MIRZIYOYEVA: Thank you. SECRETARY RUBIO: Both in this beautiful spot, the historic – this is for centuries a crossroads of trade and commerce. Global trade and commerce came right through here. And this is why we’re here now because American companies – many of them are joining us here today not just to visit here but also as part of the C5+1 Forum that we think is so important. The United States wants to be a strong partner in Central Asia, obviously rooted in this country but also all the neighboring countries who want to do more business and trade with us. We have an incredible delegation, almost 300 American businesses that are here with us, and the opportunity to sign over, when it’s all said and done, billions of dollars of agreements that will both enrich the countries in the region but also benefit the United States economically. So it’s an honor to be here and an honor to be a part of it. Thank you for welcoming us. HEAD OF THE PRESIDENTIAL ADMINISTRATION MIRZIYOYEVA: Thank you. Thank you very much. SECRETARY RUBIO: I’m so happy to be with you. HEAD OF THE PRESIDENTIAL ADMINISTRATION MIRZIYOYEVA: Thank you for choosing Uzbekistan. SECRETARY RUBIO: Of course. HEAD OF THE PRESIDENTIAL ADMINISTRATION MIRZIYOYEVA: Thank you. SECRETARY RUBIO: Thank you for welcoming us and allowing us to see this incredible place. HEAD OF THE PRESIDENTIAL ADMINISTRATION MIRZIYOYEVA: Yes, thank you very much for being with us here. Thank you. It’s important for us. SECRETARY RUBIO: It’s an honor. Okay. QUESTION: Mr. Secretary, I was going to ask you about your impressions here, but you just gave them. So it’s an extraordinary place, I have to say. So straight to substance. What does – China is making big inroads in Central Asia, and including in Uzbekistan. What does the U.S. have to offer specifically to the countries of the C5? SECRETARY RUBIO: I mean, look, it’s competition, right? We have products, we have companies; they make things. And we just want fair competition and an opportunity. There’s no part of the world in which we feel like America and American business should not be – have a fair shot to compete, and that’s what we seek to do. This is not about coming here to say stop talking to somebody else or stop working with some other country. That’s not about that. This is about ensuring that in every part of the world that is opening its doors to American business and American commerce that we’re available, that we’re showing up, and that we’re there. And that’s what this is all about. I mean, if you look at for a long time people have understood the importance of Central Asia, all five countries, Uzbekistan in particular. You see it. You guys have gone through this. This is a beautiful country. It’s incredible what they have achieved in just the last decade in terms of economic growth and prosperity. And we just want to identify opportunities on things we can work together on, and we’re here to do that, and that’s what we want to do. And that’s not a negative action against any other country. That’s just – I mean, countries want to have as many relationships as possible. Uzbekistan has been clear they want to be friends to everybody. They want to have a relationship with everybody. They want to have economic relations with everybody. And we are saying that we are interested, and that’s why we’ve come here with almost 300 American businesses joining us who are looking forward to seeing what opportunities exist, and in fact some of whom have already done agreements that we’ll be announcing a little later. HEAD OF THE PRESIDENTIAL ADMINISTRATION MIRZIYOYEVA: Yeah. QUESTION: Mr. Secretary, on that line, the decades of Cold War era restrictions — SECRETARY RUBIO: The what? QUESTION: The decades of Cold War era restrictions, Jackson-Vanik is still in place. Why is it not repealed yet? SECRETARY RUBIO: Well, you’ll have to ask Congress. We are in favor of repealing it. There are a number of strong voices in Congress that are in favor of repealing it. I was actually asked that during my confirmation hearing in the Senate, and I said that I was in favor of repealing it, and the administration has asked for that to be done. Congress just hasn’t gotten around to it, but we hope that they will. QUESTION: Secretary, in terms of geopolitics and the part of the world that we’re in, President Vladimir Putin reportedly has proposed a meeting with President Trump. SECRETARY RUBIO: Saida, did you leave? (Laughter.) She’s left. She’s got to go work. I understand. Okay, sorry. QUESTION: President Putin of Russia has reportedly, according to The Wall Street Journal , proposed a meeting with President Trump and with Xi Jinping next month to discuss ending the war in Ukraine. Is that something you can comment on at all? Is that accurate or is being discussed? SECRETARY RUBIO: Well, I don’t know. I mean, I think there’s been talks of a meeting. I don’t know anything’s been finalized. But the President has been clear he’d like the war in Ukraine and Russia to end. He wants that war to end. He has said that when he was a candidate. He said it never would have happened if he’d been president at the time, but it did happen. And now we’ve done everything we can and will continue to do everything we can to help facilitate the end of that war. No one is winning that war. People are dying every day. Things are being blown up every day. Things are being destroyed every day. And he’s talked about it. He’s talked about the death toll. If you listen to the President, he repeatedly cites the 25,000 people a month dying in these wars, the amount of destruction that’s occurred, the amount of economic damage that’s occurring. So as you have seen, we have engaged repeatedly over the last almost two years now to try to bring about or facilitate an end to this war, and I think the President is open to anything that he can do to help bring the war to an end if it’s possible. And we’ll continue to look for opportunities to do that. So far, obviously, we haven’t made the kind of progress we would like to have made, but it’s not for lack of trying, and the President remains very committed to it. You saw his post overnight, or overnight our time at some point on the East Coast in the United States, where he once again reiterated why it is that he has done the things he’s done with suspending the sanctions for 60 days. It’s because he wants to see if there’s an opportunity for the talks that are going on right now with both Ukraine and Russia to lead to something positive and avoid another disastrous year of war and conflict. QUESTION: Mr. Secretary, what evidence do you actually have that President Putin is open to peace talks, to coming to the negotiating table? Because his — SECRETARY RUBIO: What evidence? QUESTION: Yeah. SECRETARY RUBIO: Well, this is – I mean, I don’t know. This is not a criminal case. I mean, what this is is about diplomacy, and in diplomacy you continue to try. And sometimes, unfortunately, when these conflicts are the kinds that we’re talking about now, these are complicated, they’re entrenched, in some cases a deadlock, sort of a stagnated conflict in which neither side is making clear victories but both sides are inflicting tremendous damage. We’re just going to keep trying to the extent we can to see if we can facilitate an end to it. We’ll keep testing every opportunity that presents itself. In the end, the evidence will be whether a deal gets done or not, whether both sides are willing to give in order to end this war. But you just have to keep trying to do it. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t, but that’s the nature of diplomacy. QUESTION: Mr. Secretary, Ukraine says last night — SECRETARY RUBIO: The what? QUESTION: Ukraine says it did not receive early warning last night before Russian ballistic missiles hit Kyiv. Can you please enlighten us what happened there? And as the nation’s top — SECRETARY RUBIO: Well, I can’t – I don’t – if it happened last night, I don’t know exactly. I know a few nights ago there was a software problem involving their early warning system that I know CENTCOM – sorry, I know that EUCOM had been involved in looking at, and that’s the report they gave us back. I can’t comment on what happened last night. QUESTION: But as the nation’s top diplomat, Mr. Secretary, are you concerned that Americans diplomats, Americans in Kyiv, also are at risk? SECRETARY RUBIO: That what? QUESTION: Americans are also at risk. SECRETARY RUBIO: Well, we’re concerned about Americans at risk anywhere in the world. We have a diplomatic presence there and we do – we do meetings on a weekly basis in all of our posts, especially those that are in conflict zones, to determine whether or not we can continue to maintain people there. As of now, we’ve not changed our posture or our footprint in Kyiv. We have our presence there, but of course we’re concerned. We’re always concerned about the safety and security of our diplomats and our facilities. QUESTION: Mr. Secretary — QUESTION: Mr. Secretary — SECRETARY RUBIO: Go ahead. QUESTION: Mr. Secretary, welcome to Uzbekistan, first of all. SECRETARY RUBIO: Thank you. QUESTION: How do you assess Uzbekistan’s role in the current developments of Central Asia? SECRETARY RUBIO: Well, I think it’s key and a cornerstone. I mean, it’s the most populous country. And you see the – I mean, we’ve seen – I’ve never been here before. I just arrived. But just the incredible – reading up on the incredible economic development, a growth rate now of GDP of almost 8 percent a year. It’s phenomenal and we want – encourage for that trend to continue. So I think you have tremendous opportunity here. If you can have another decade like you had in the last decade, I think you’ll be in an incredible place. You already are. And I was stunned by the number of tourists that come – stunned meaning surprised that the numbers were that high. I know I inquired about direct flights from the United States. There’s actually talks underway potentially for a direct flight from Miami. I know that there’s one already from different other places. So we’re always encouraged coming to places like that and seeing a country that emerged, like all of its neighbors, from the Soviet era to where they are today in such a short period of time and the incredible opportunities they have to really build on that and transform the country in an incredibly positive way. And that’s why we’re here. We just want to be a positive part of it, and that’s why we’ve brought all these businesses with us as well, because they want to be a part of it. QUESTION: Secretary Rubio, what should people in Uzbekistan expect from this visit and also from the delegation of 200 American companies traveling with you? SECRETARY RUBIO: Well, I think we’ll have some concrete deals to announce, meaning companies that are going to be doing business here that are being welcomed here and that are excited about doing business here. So we’ll have those announcements at the end of the forum. I think that’s very positive for both countries. And I also think that’s just the foundation that we intend to build on. We want to do more. This is not the end. This is the beginning. And so we’re excited about it. This is a part of the world that frankly has not gotten a tremendous – Central Asia has just not gotten the level of attention from our policy makers over the last 20 years that it deserves, but that’s changing. That’s why we’re here now. That’s why we had the meeting with the leaders and the President last year, and that’s why I encourage more congressional delegations to come and visit, and ultimately why I hope to be able to come back as well, and why we wanted to do the C5+1 here in addition to the bilateral visit. QUESTION: Mr. Secretary, what are the key issues — QUESTION: Mr. Secretary, in terms of the relationship with Ukraine — SECRETARY RUBIO: Hold on. What? QUESTION: Mr. Secretary, what are the key issues of today’s topic with your colleague and when the President of United States is planning to visit Central Asia and especially Uzbekistan? SECRETARY RUBIO: Well, I can’t comment on the President’s future travel plans. I think – I think we would love to see that happen, and we’ve got to work on that in the year to come and see what dates are possible, because I think he would like to come if he can. He has said so. So obviously – but I’m not – I can’t speak about the presidential schedule. About today it’s the point that I made earlier, and that is we have a lot of bilateral issues to talk about. But ultimately – because I think like every country in the world – Uzbekistan is concerned and looking at what’s going on in other parts of the world and the impact it’s having economically on the global economy. But there is so much positive going on in our bilateral relationship, and really at the cornerstone of it is, if you think about it, it’s a relationship that’s defined not by challenges, not by conflicts, but by opportunity. This is a place that is growing dramatically and economically. It’s providing incredible opportunities for prosperity for its people. And we have American companies that are interested in being a part of it, and we’re here to explore how we can do more of it. I think that binds our people closer together, our countries closer together. There is nothing that strengthens relationships more than shared prosperity, and that’s what we’re looking to build on, and that’s why we’re here. MODERATOR: One more, guys. QUESTION: Secretary, going back to the — SECRETARY RUBIO: Do you speak the language here? No? Uzbek? QUESTION: (In Russian.) SECRETARY RUBIO: What is that, in Russian? QUESTION: I speak Russian very fluently. SECRETARY RUBIO: Oh, okay. That’s no longer the official language here, but it’s good. A lot of people speak it. I understand. QUESTION: That’s true. My Uzbek is not — SECRETARY RUBIO: All right. Well, next time. Go ahead. QUESTION: Sir, I’d like to ask you about the relationship between the U.S. and Ukraine in that on Saturday you were asked about Starshield and you mentioned that President Zelenskyy may not know what he’s talking about the way he’s characterized it. President Trump has called for elections in Ukraine. Do you think that the relationship between the two administrations at this point is fundamentally broken? Is there a lack of trust that’s – that developed between the two governments? SECRETARY RUBIO: Yeah, look, on Starshield is something that the Department of War controls, and Ukraine has benefited from it. I think they’d like to expand how it’s being used, and that’s a conversation they’re having with the Department of War on an ongoing basis. They’d like to expand it to be able to conduct attacks beyond Ukrainian territory, and that’s not something I’m going to discuss in a press conference. As far as the relationship, the relationship – it’s very simple. Our goal there is to end this war. That’s what we want to do. We want the war to end. We see nothing good coming from this war, and we see a lot of downside to it, including the very real risk of escalation and a spread, of this thing spreading into another country because of a failed sabotage attack, because of drones that are hit with electronic warfare and they wander into a neighboring country. We see that every night. Part of drone defenses is you disorient the drone; and so the drone doesn’t hit its intended target, but it winds up hitting somewhere. And if it’s a neighboring country and a neighboring country gets hit, you can see where these things can escalate. It’s a very dangerous conflict – not just dangerous for Ukraine and Russia but dangerous for the world and for the countries of Europe, especially in Eastern Europe. So we think there is great benefit to bringing it to an end, and we are doing everything we possibly can to try to bring both sides together. It has not been easy because this is a war that, as I said, is the underlying factors that led to it and that have persisted are not easy ones to address, but we’re going to continue to try. And if we can play a positive role, that really is the point of our relationship is to try to bring this war to an end. That’s what the President wants. The President has said repeatedly he wants this war to end and he’s willing to do whatever he can to try to bring it to an end, even if that means having to nudge both sides to get there. QUESTION: Mr. Secretary — QUESTION: Mr. Secretary — MODERATOR: Let’s get going, guys. QUESTION: Mr. Secretary, (inaudible) Uzbekistan the U.S. asked for it to diversify critical minerals and strategic supply chains? 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So we are committed to building a strong, long-term, and mutually beneficial partnership with the United States. We highly value your personal attention to Uzbekistan and Central Asia, and your contribution to advancing our relations. And I am confident that today’s meeting will help us build on this positive momentum and I invite new opportunities. Once again, Honorable Secretary, welcome to Uzbekistan, and now it is my pleasure to give the floor to you, sir. SECRETARY RUBIO: Well, thank you for hosting us this week, for hosting all of us here this week for these important meetings. We view the – the United States views the relationship between Uzbekistan and Central Asia as paramount to our national security and to our economic prosperity. Under President Trump and under the respective leaders of the five countries, we’ve fostered a very strong relationship over the last 11 years that has yielded great accomplishments for our nations and tangible results for our people. So since last November – when we had the C5+1 presidential summit – just since last November we’ve secured over $25 billion in commercial arrangements and deals between the United States and Central Asian countries, and we plan to pursue more than $100 billion more in planned trade and investment. Over the past 10 years we’ve seen the U.S. private sector become increasingly focused on opportunities presented by the rapidly growing economies of your country and of the region – build on market liberalization reform. For example, we’re proud Uzbekistan has agreed to participate in our country’s aerospace industry and purchase 22 Boeing Dreamliners – 22 Boeing Dreamliners. At the same time, Uzbekistan is also investing in the United States. Last year AKFA Aluminum invested 80 million in an aluminum processing facility in Kentucky. It became the first Uzbek manufacturer to operate in the United States. We signed a bilateral critical minerals MOU together, and we’re making progress in securing key supplies of uranium and other natural resources. And we’ve also created a joint Business and Investment Council to enable greater U.S. exports and business opportunities in Uzbekistan, bringing major U.S. companies like Apple and Google and PepsiCo to the region. And these are just a few of the highlights in a long list of successful deals and commercial arrangements, and we want to build on this outstanding relationship and do more. And that, frankly, is why we’re here today. And it took weeks to plan and put this together, but at the C5+1 Ministerial we’re looking forward to putting into action the commitments we’ve made over the last year. So we want to continue to work on aligning our regulations, on building transportation infrastructure, on using trusted advanced technology, and on growing the region’s workforce so that all American companies who want to do business here have professional partners. We want to see this region continue to thrive into the 21st century as a hub of commercial diplomacy, because it is in our interest – because it is our interest from both an economic standpoint and from a security standpoint as well. Each country here at this ministerial is a unique, sovereign nation with its own interests. We at the Trump Administration and the President understands that and he respects that. We want – what we want to accomplish at this meeting this week will put our countries further down the path of long-term prosperity and security. We’re excited to work with you. 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Secretary Rubio’s Call with Colombian President De La Espriella. Office of the Spokesman Secretary Rubio’s Call with Colombian President De La Espriella Readout October 12, 2026 The following is attributable to Spokesman Tommy Pigott: Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke today with Colombian President Abelardo De La Espriella to reaffirm the reinvigorated U.S.-Colombia partnership. The Secretary welcomed Colombia’s efforts in advancing shared priorities and its continued contributions to a safe, secure, and prosperous hemisphere.

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Secretary of State Rubio’s Call with UK Foreign Secretary Miliband. Office of the Spokesman Secretary of State Rubio’s Call with UK Foreign Secretary Miliband Readout October 12, 2026 The following is attributable to Spokesman Tommy Pigott: Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke today with UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband. They reiterated their shared commitment to safeguarding transit in the Strait of Hormuz and the importance of holding Iran to account for its actions and of continued collaboration to secure U.S. assets in the United Kingdom. Secretary Rubio reaffirmed the value of our close partnership to stabilize global energy markets while also bringing the Russia-Ukraine conflict to an end through a negotiated settlement.

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Secretary Rubio’s Meeting with Venezuela’s 2015 National Assembly President Dinorah Figuera. Office of the Spokesman Secretary Rubio’s Meeting with Venezuela’s 2015 National Assembly President Dinorah Figuera Readout October 9, 2026 Secretary of State Marco Rubio met today in Washington with Venezuela’s 2015 National Assembly President Dinorah Figuera. The Secretary commended Figuera’s courageous leadership in advancing political reconciliation following Operation Absolute Resolve and welcomed the tangible progress achieved during the first two rounds of talks with the interim authorities. He highlighted this year’s steps toward establishing an independent Supreme Court of Justice, the release of over 1,200 political prisoners, the recently restored access to blocked media websites, and ef

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Secretary Rubio’s Meeting with Greek Prime Minister Mitsotakis. Office of the Spokesman Secretary Rubio’s Meeting with Greek Prime Minister Mitsotakis Readout October 8, 2026 Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis today, advancing our vital partnership with Greece. They discussed expanding U.S.-Greece energy cooperation, reaffirmed deepening defense ties and regional security issues. They committed to close cooperation to defeat transnational criminal organizations and safeguard critical infrastructure from emerging threats.

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[{"title": "Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the U.S. Embassy Chancery Dedication Ceremony", "time": null, "end_time": null, "summary": "Marco Rubio, Secretary of State Athens, Greece U.S. Embassy Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the U.S. Embassy Chancery Dedication Ceremony Remarks October 7, 2026 AMBASSADOR GUILFOYLE: (In Greek.) Secretary Rubio, Your Grace Bishop (inaudible), colleagues from Washington and from this mission, good afternoon. Today is truly a special day for the United States Embassy in Greece as we inaugurate our new chancellor. In a country where the history of democracy lies beneath our feet, we are proud to dedicate this new building where we work hard every day on behalf of the American people. This ceremony dedicates a building, but it also renews our purpose to advance American interests, protect American lives, and strengthen our alliance. There is no greater honor than to open this new chapter in American diplomacy with our 72nd Secretary of State and National Security Advisor – and my dear friend – Marco Rubio. Secretary Rubio is a true friend of Greece, and he is a champion of democracy. Throughout his distinguished career, he has stood shoulder to shoulder with our allies to defend liberty across the globe. His visit today shows that the United States-Greece partnership is more vibrant and more vital than ever. Secretary Rubio has been the strongest and the most steadfast supporter of this important relationship for many, many years, going back to his days in the Senate. It is only fitting that he is here to commemorate this historic moment in the history of the United States Diplomatic Mission to Greece. I am also deeply touched that His Grace the Bishop Theofilestatos Varnavas has joined us today. The Greek Orthodox Church plays an extraordinary role in the spiritual life of both the United States and Greece. Your presence reminds us that everything we do at this mission serves a higher purpose. I now invite His Grace to offer a blessing, followed by remarks from Secretary Rubio. Thank you, God bless you, God bless Greece, and may God bless the United States of America. (The blessing was made.) SECRETARY RUBIO: I didn’t want to hurt anyone. (Laughter.) I’m going after (inaudible). How am I supposed to follow that? (Laughter.) Thank you, (inaudible). Thank you so much. Thank you, Your Grace, for this. Thank you, Ambassador, for hosting. Thank you all for being here. It’s – this is one of the Department of State’s most impressive and historic embassies. (Inaudible) to engage in diplomacy with one of our key allies in the world, and I want to thank all of you for doing this, and thank you again for blessing this new workplace. I also want to recognize the five American public servants who have died in the line of duty, victims of the brutal reign of violence of (inaudible) terrorist groups. Our embassies are more than just buildings. They’re architectural reflections of our country. I mean, that is the first impression that we make in many cases on our host nation. But they also have (inaudible) functional. They should keep the staff inside safe, and they should secure the sensitive documents and the conversations that protect American citizens wherever they are in the world. But stylistically, when appropriate, they should be designed in a uniquely American way. They should show strength. They should show leadership and an openness to engagement. And this embassy with this marble – it’s the same marble that was used to build the Parthenon – reflects our cultural ties to the region and our reverence for the city’s history and influence on our own nation’s institutions. The completion of these renovations renews that acknowledgement for the ties we share with this land, and also to the high esteem in which we hold the city’s great monuments. But of course, an embassy is just an empty building without the contents. The completion of these renovations at last bring back together all the embassy staff who have been held at other locations during the years of the construction. Many of you have been offsite for (inaudible) years now, and we in the Department are grateful for your flexibility and your patience during this prolonged process. I’m very proud to be the Secretary to participate in the ribbon-cutting ceremony, and I hope that this building will continue to foster the strong relations between the United States and our host nation, Greece. And just as the Parthenon inspired your architect’s design of this building over 60 years ago, may the history, artifacts, and (inaudible) ruins of the city’s ancient civilization inspire us to remember – and never to forget – our proud Western heritage and values as we conduct our work here. So, thank you. 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[{"title": "U.S. Intensifies Operation Economic Outcast Against Iran’s Shadow Fleet Network", "time": null, "end_time": null, "summary": "Office of the Spokesman U.S. Intensifies Operation Economic Outcast Against Iran’s Shadow Fleet Network Fact Sheet October 8, 2026 The Iranian regime continues to intentionally disrupt global energy supplies, terrorize its regional neighbors, and employ violence and illegal measures to repress its own people. To sustain its destabilizing agenda, Iran depends on a shadow network of illicit shipping facilitators across multiple jurisdictions, who deliberately falsify documentation, disguise vessel identities, and evade international sanctions to smuggle Iranian oil, petroleum products, and petrochemical products to buyers in Asia. Today under President Trump’s Operation Economic Outcast , the Department of State is further dismantling this illicit network and cutting off the Iranian regime’s ability to fund its malign activities. The Department of State is sanctioning ten entities, six individuals, and five vessels in connection with trade in Iranian-origin petroleum, petroleum products, and petrochemical products. All Department of State targets are being designated pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13846 , which authorizes and reimposes certain sanctions with respect to Iran. Sanctioning Traders of Iranian-Origin Petrochemical Products Today’s action sanctions six entities involved in trading Iranian petrochemical products, as well as three principal executive officers tied to companies involved in this activity. These entities have channeled millions of dollars to the Iranian regime, bolstering one of its most critical revenue streams and enabling its continued illicit conduct. The U.S. government is imposing sanctions on both the buyers and sellers driving this trade in Iranian petrochemical products NOORZAD PETROKIMYA URUNLERI NAKLIYE SANAYI VE TICARET LIMITED SIRKETI ( NOORZAD PETROKIMYA ) is a Türkiye-based petrochemical trading company that imported and purchased approximately $3.8 million in Iranian-origin petrochemical products between January and July 2024. SAID AHMAD NOORZAD ( NOORZAD ) is a Turkish national and the director and Chief Executive Officer of NOORZAD PETROKIMYA. NOORZAD PETROKIMYA URUNLERI NAKLIYE SANAYI VE TICARET LIMITED SIRKETI is being designated pursuant to section 3(a)(iii) of E.O. 13846 for knowingly engaging in a significant transaction for the purchase, acquisition, sale, transport, or marketing of petrochemical products from Iran. NOORZAD is being blocked pursuant to section 5(a)(vii) of E.O. 13846 as a principal executive officer, or person performing similar functions and with similar authorities, of NOORZAD PETROKIMYA. ARABIANPRO MATERIALS FZCO is a United Arab Emirates-based petrochemical trading company that exported $2 million in Iranian-origin petrochemical products between February 2025 and July 2025. ARABIANPRO MATERIALS FZCO is being designated pursuant to section 3(a)(iii) of E.O. 13846 for knowingly engaging in a significant transaction for the purchase, acquisition, sale, transport, or marketing of petrochemical products from Iran. SSPL SOLUTIONS PRIVATE LIMITED ( SSPL SOLUTIONS ) is an India-based petrochemical trading company that imported $2 million in Iranian-origin petrochemical products between February 2025 and July 2025. DHWANI NISARG VORA is an Indian national and a director of SSPL SOLUTIONS. NISARG SAMIR VORA is an Indian national and a director of SSPL SOLUTIONS. SSPL SOLUTIONS PRIVATE LIMITED is being designated pursuant to section 3(a)(iii) of E.O. 13846 for knowingly engaging in a significant transaction for the purchase, acquisition, sale, transport, or marketing of petrochemical products from Iran. DHWANI NISARG VORA is being blocked pursuant to section 5(a)(vii) of E.O. 13846 as a principal executive officer, or person performing similar functions and with similar authorities, of SSPL SOLUTIONS PRIVATE LIMITED. NISARG SAMIR VORA is being blocked pursuant to section 5(a)(vii) of E.O. 13846 as a principal executive officer, or person performing similar functions and with similar authorities, of SSPL SOLUTIONS PRIVATE LIMITED. BGZ DIS TICARET LIMITED SIRKETI ( BGZ ) is a Türkiye-based petrochemical trading company that imported approximately $20 million in Iranian-origin petrochemical products between January and September 2024, including $2 million from Iran-based PADIDEH PLASTIC POSHTIBAN COMPANY . BGZ is being designated pursuant to section 3(a)(iii) of E.O. 13846 for knowingly engaging in a significant transaction for the purchase, acquisition, sale, transport, or marketing of petrochemical products from Iran. PADIDEH PLASTIC POSHTIBAN COMPANY ( PADIDEH ) is an Iran-based petrochemical trading company that exported approximately $2 million in Iranian-origin petrochemical products between April and August 2024 to Türkiye-based BGZ . PADIDEH is being designated pursuant to section 3(a)(iii) of E.O. 13846 for knowingly engaging in a significant transaction for the purchase, acquisition, sale, transport, or marketing of petrochemical products from Iran. TUTER PLASTIK SANAYI VE TICARET LIMITED SIRKETI is a Türkiye-based petrochemical trading company that imported approximately $3.5 million in Iranian-origin petrochemical products between January 2023 and August 2024. TUTER PLASTIK SANAYI VE TICARET LIMITED SIRKETI is being designated pursuant to section 3(a)(iii) of E.O. 13846 for knowingly engaging in a significant transaction for the purchase, acquisition, sale, transport, or marketing of petrochemical products from Iran. Continued Targeting of Iran’s Dark Fleet and Service Providers The Department of State is also sanctioning one customs broker, two vessel management companies, and one registered owner for their involvement in providing Iran a maritime pathway for selling sanctioned petroleum and petrochemical products. Today’s action also blocks three principal executive officers of the customs broker which engaged in Iranian-origin petrochemical products trading. As part of this action, the Department is also identifying five vessels these companies own or manage as blocked property. These shipping companies and customs brokers operate within Iran’s larger illicit economy, helping the Iranian regime deliver its energy products to end buyers, evade sanctions, and generate revenue. The United States will not allow actors like these who enable the continued operation of the Iranian regime. SAMUDRA MARINE SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED ( SAMUDRA ) is an India-based customer broker that facilitated the import of multiple shipments of Iranian-origin petrochemical products to India. KETAN MANOHAR KOCHIKAR ( KOCHIKAR ) is an Indian national and a director of SAMUDURA. BHUPENDRASINGH DHALSINGH SAHU ( SAHU ) is an Indian national and a director of SAMUDRA. HARISHYAM HARIHARAN CHUNDAKATTIL ( CHUNDAKATTIL ) is an Indian national and a director of SAMUDRA. SAMUDRA is being designated pursuant to Section 3(a)(iii) of E.O. 13846 for knowingly engaging in a significant transaction for the purchase, acquisition, sale, transport, or marketing of petrochemical products from Iran. KOCHIKAR is being blocked pursuant to section 5(a)(vii) of E.O. 13846 as a principal executive officer, or a person performing similar functions and with similar authorities, of SAMUDRA. SAHU is being blocked pursuant to section 5(a)(vii) of E.O. 13846 as a principal executive officer, or a person performing similar functions and with similar authorities, of SAMUDRA. CHUNDAKATTIL is being blocked pursuant to section 5(a)(vii) of E.O. 13846 as a principal executive officer, or a person performing similar functions and with similar authorities, of SAMUDRA. ONE PLUS INTERNATIONAL CO LTD is the United Kingdom-based registered owner of YONG TAI (IMO 9231511). YONG TAI, a Gambia-flagged Oil Products tanker, loaded Iranian-origin methanol from Iran in December 2025. YONG TAI loaded Iranian-origin petrochemical products on at least twelve other occasions since 2024. ONE PLUS INTERNATIONAL CO LTD is being designated pursuant to section 3(a)(iii) of E.O. 13846 for knowingly engaging in a significant transaction for the purchase, acquisition, sale, transport, or marketing of petrochemical products from Iran. YONG TAI is being identified as property in which ONE PLUS INTERNATIONAL CO LTD has an interest. HORIZON SHIP MANAGEMENT FZE is the UAE-based commercial manager of YASHAR (IMO: 9129380), a Comoros-flagged LPG tanker that loaded Iranian-origin liquefied petroleum gas on at least three occasions between 2025 and 2026. HORIZON SHIP MANAGEMENT FZE is being designated pursuant to section 3(a)(ii) of E.O. 13846 for knowingly engaging in a significant transaction for the purchase, acquisition, sale, transport, or marketing of petroleum or petroleum products from Iran. YASHAR is being identified as property in which HORIZON SHIP has an interest. HESSONITE SHIP MANAGEMENT LLC ( HESSONITE ) is the UAE-based commercial manager of ARGO MARIS (IMO: 9041643), a Honduras-flagged Asphalt/Bitumen tanker that loaded sanctioned Iranian-origin petroleum products on at least eight occasions between January 2026 and August 2026. The other two tankers the company manages have also transported Iranian-origin petroleum products at least eight times during HESSONITE’s tenure as their commercial manager. HESSONITE is being designated pursuant to section 3(a)(ii) of E.O. 13846 for knowingly engaging in a significant transaction for the purchase, acquisition, sale, transport, or marketing of petroleum or petroleum products from Iran. ARGO MARIS is being identified as property in which HESSONITE has an interest. BLACK MAYA (IMO: 9118800) is being identified as property in which HESSONITE has an interest. ATHE NOVA (IMO: 9188116) is being identified as property in which HESSONITE has an interest. SANCTIONS IMPLICATIONS As a result of today’s sanctions-related actions, and in accordance with E.O. 13846, all property and interests in property of the sanctioned persons described above that are in the United States or in possession or control of U.S. persons are blocked and must be reported to the Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). In addition, any entities that are owned, directly or indirectly, individually or in the aggregate, 50 percent or more by one or more blocked persons are also blocked. All transactions by U.S. persons or within (or transiting) the United States that involve any property or interests in property of designated or otherwise blocked persons are prohibited unless authorized by a general or specific license issued by OFAC or exempt. These prohibitions include the making of any contribution or provision of funds, goods, or services by, to, or for the benefit of any blocked person and the receipt of any contribution or provision of funds, goods, or services from any such person. The power and integrity of U.S. government sanctions derive not only from the U.S. government’s ability to designate and add persons to the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (SDN) List, but also from its willingness to remove persons from the SDN List consistent with the law. The ultimate goal of sanctions is not to punish, but to bring about a positive change in behavior. Petitions for removal from the SDN List may be sent to: OFAC.Reconsideration@treasury.gov . 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[{"title": "Secretary of State Marco Rubio And Icelandic Foreign Minister Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir At a Joint Press Availability", "time": null, "end_time": null, "summary": "Marco Rubio, Secretary of State Reykjavik, Iceland Safnahúsið Secretary of State Marco Rubio And Icelandic Foreign Minister Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir At a Joint Press Availability Remarks October 6, 2026 FOREIGN MINISTER GUNNARSDÓTTIR: (In Icelandic.) Thank you all for being here. I will not continue in Icelandic, my dear Marco, and thank you especially for visiting Iceland. I think that demonstrates also very well our close connections and good relationship. And it has actually been, from my point of view, a productive morning. I would say so. We started, as you know, at Hofdi House, where we first had the opportunity to hear about the historic summit back almost 40 years ago between President Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev, and I hope you enjoyed our meeting in Hofdi. I thought there’s a kind of special atmosphere there. The Secretary and I, then we had an excellent bilateral meeting at Hofdi, and now, just now, we concluded a very good meeting with – here in Safnahusid with our prime minister here in Iceland, Kristrún Frostadóttir. I would say throughout our discussions, they have been good and it has been very clear that Iceland and U.S., the United States of America, we enjoy a very good and strong and also enduring friendship. We share a long history. The U.S. was – as we have already mentioned, the U.S. was the first country to recognize the Republic of Iceland back in 1944. We are both founding members of NATO 1949, and of course we have the valuable bilateral Defense Agreement between our two countries since 1951. And we are working closely together every day here in Iceland, especially to safeguard the security of the High North, North Atlantic, and the Arctic. For us, being a credible and responsible ally, we take this role very seriously here in Iceland, especially when it comes to the U.S. and the whole of NATO. And this is also very much and strongly reflected in our new policy – and actually the first one – policy and defense and security. It also strongly emphasizes the very important relationship through defense and security with the U.S. With Iceland and the U.S. both being Arctic nations, the Secretary and I, we fully agreed on the need to work together to ensure a safe and secure Arctic region. And I especially want to commend you, Marco, on how you have taken such a strong initiative to – in making the A7, Arctic 7 group, even more effective than it has been before. And that matters for us here in Iceland a lot. And we also discussed the agreement that has been found between the U.S., Greenland, and Denmark, and that is also hugely important for the region that we got this good agreement on Greenland. As we discussed also in both our meetings now today, there are ample opportunities to deepen our economic and investment relations even further – for instance, in geothermal energy. We discussed data centers, pharmaceuticals, as well as digital and other infrastructure. And we also talked about the challenging global context, which is on our minds as Russia full-scale invasion in Ukraine – very brutal, very relentless. And we touched on the dire situation in the Middle East and also we discussed our relations to China. But above all, the Secretary and I, we had productive and constructive discussions, conversation, and I think the message is very clear. We are allies, we are friends, and we will continue working very closely to strengthen and deepen our good relationship. So over to you, dear Marco. SECRETARY RUBIO: Well, thank you for welcoming here – us here. This is a place that many Americans visit. I think the number that was shared with us as coming in and here today is over 700,000 Americans. Our great ambassador, who’s only been here a couple months but is already doing a great job – so he’s going to get that up to a million American visitors over the next few years, but – with direct flights from multiple cities. And now we see why people want to come here. It’s a beautiful country, a wonderful people, the most peaceful country in the world. It’s one of the safest countries in the world, a country that’s also blessed with abundance of energy that is renewable and self-sustaining. And so you have so many good things coming and going in your direction, and we’re so happy to be a close partner of yours, as we have been for a very long time. We have tremendous respect for your – the people, and we have tremendous respect for the country and the role that it plays, and it has for a very long time. I mean, for decades this nation in Iceland has occupied a critical strategic position for our collective security, and that remains true today more than ever before. And while the world’s focus drifted over the last 20 years, the reality is the geography is always important, and we’re seeing that come now to fruition. The location of this country between the United States and Europe and the High North means that it sits at the – Iceland sits at the center of many of the questions surrounding the security and the defense of our shared region. And today those threats are growing, which is why this focus on the Arctic in general and Iceland in particular is so critical. Our potential adversaries and real competitors already – and the predatory industries associated with them – are already acting as – against our interests. And so it’s important that we continue to cooperate in the security realm the way we are doing and continue to do. Obviously I think one of the unique aspects of the country – in a positive way, I think – is that you don’t have a traditional military in the traditional sense of the word, but as – but you are a NATO member and you are a contributor to collective security, and you continue to contribute that critical role in our Alliance and share the burden of defending region. And in practice, what that means and has meant for a very long time is you welcoming NATO Allies to come here and to operate jointly within Icelandic territory, and we want to continue to build upon that as a way to prevent conflict – not as a way to encourage conflict or provoke conflict, but prevent it. History teaches us that deterrence is the best prevention of violence and the best preventer of war. And you play such – have played such a strategic role in the past and continue to play that now. So since the Second World War, Iceland has allowed the U.S. military to project power and collectively working together, using your land, your air, your sea; giving us a critical outpost for monitoring clandestine behavior and deterring our adversaries from entering your sovereign territory and the sovereign territory of our mutual allies. This year marks the 75th anniversary of the 1951 U.S.-Iceland Defense Agreement. And I’m proud to say that our military and our Icelandic partners continue to work together to secure this land and the waters that surround it. Just last month, over 1,200 Americans participated along with our allies in the Northern Viking 2026 military exercise, something that’s occurred every year and will continue to occur. And – but I want to talk a little bit beyond the military and security domain, because Iceland is not just an important security partner; it is a critical partner in our mutual economic interests for the foreseeable future. Your landscapes, for example, have been the training ground for American astronauts since the Appollo program and continues to host training missions for the Artemis missions. Your expertise in geothermal energy and biotechnology and marine industries, those present incredible opportunities for greater commercial and technological cooperation. We discussed that today and our efforts to perhaps – we are going to work now on building out a group of American industries and present them to investment opportunities that exist here, and likewise identify for your companies here investment opportunities that may exist in the United States. That’s how you continue to build upon the economic bonds that lead to our shared prosperity and our mutual prosperity, so that’s important. So today we discussed concrete ideas about how we can deepen cooperation in these fields and further strengthen our robust bilateral relationship to benefit our people. So I really look forward to – as I said, we had an opportunity to engage in Ankara earlier this year. I told you I would be coming soon, and I’m here now and I’m happy to have come. This is my first visit here in any capacity. I believe – and we discussed this earlier – it’s probably the first bilateral visit by a secretary of state in a very long time. I know Secretary Blinken had been here as part of a broader gathering earlier, but – and maybe we’ll be able to – but this, I think this is the first time a secretary of state comes in a long time in terms of a bilateral visit, and perhaps it won’t be the last one because of how much esteem we have for your country, for your government, for your people, and for the importance of this relationship. So really, really happy to be here, really glad I came. And now I know, just in the limited things I’ve gotten to see – because obviously there’s only so much you can see through the window of a hotel and the window of a car, but you can see why people fall in love with this country and you can see why Americans are fascinated by it, and we want to build upon that both in the tourism sector, in the economic sector, and in our enduring security cooperation. So thank you for hosting me, for hosting us, and thank you for this opportunity to interact with you. FOREIGN MINISTER GUNNARSDÓTTIR: Thank you, dear Marco. And actually you saw – witnessed the Northern Lights yesterday. You told me. SECRETARY RUBIO: I did. Which, as someone from Florida — FOREIGN MINISTER GUNNARSDÓTTIR: Yeah. (Laughter.) SECRETARY RUBIO: — I didn’t know if that was a UFO or what it was, but then I looked at it and I realized what it was pretty quickly. It was very special. FOREIGN MINISTER GUNNARSDÓTTIR: Thank you, Marco. Who is going to conduct – yes, yeah. MODERATOR: Thank you. And we’ll take a few questions from the media now, starting with the Icelandic press. Mr. Hallgrímur Indridason from RUV, the Icelandic broadcasting service. QUESTION: Thank you. The first question from RUV: In light of the deal that the U.S., Greenland, and Denmark made on Greenland defenses, which included buildup, like, in two more military bases in Greenland, are there any plans for the U.S. Government to have further buildup here in Iceland, whether these are its military base or more surveillance or anything of that sort? Are you increasing your presence in Iceland and — SECRETARY RUBIO: Yeah. QUESTION: And the second question from – on behalf of Radio Saga: Do you feel that Iceland poses a direct military threat from Russia? And if so, what makes Iceland vulnerable in that area? And if I may add a short yes-or-no question, what is your position on NATO membership of Ukraine? Do you think Ukraine should be a member of NATO? SECRETARY RUBIO: Well, just on your third point, there’s no yes-or-no answer to that other than to say that Ukraine – right now, NATO membership, as you know, is not on the table as we speak, because there’s obviously a consensus process that has to happen in order for that, a unanimity process that has to happen. Right now, we’re simply focused, when it comes to Ukraine, on the ending of this conflict if that’s possible. And it’s unfortunate the amount of loss of life. We’ve been clear that if there’s a role we can play in bringing that war to an end, we want to play a constructive role. We are obviously watching the trend lines there and seeing that’s not the direction that it’s headed right now. On your first question which has to do – well, I forgot your first question because you guys, you’re cheating. (Laughter.) You said it was one question and then you got three, so now I gotta write these down. QUESTION: Military buildup. SECRETARY RUBIO: Oh, military build – well look, we’d never do anything without cooperating with officials here about what’s available. I think there is a willingness to do more together. And what Iceland contributes really is infrastructure and technology and the ability to have surveillance and opportunity of domain awareness. And it wouldn’t be anything new. I mean, it’s already existed for a very long time. We obviously had an enduring presence here that ended in 2006, not because of anything that was going wrong but because we shifted forces to other parts of the world where we thought there was more crisis. The reality of it is the world has changed over the last 20 years. Our focus has changed. There’s a lot of focus on the Arctic. I think Iceland plays a very critical role in the defense of NATO writ large. I think Iceland and its location plays a critical role in the defense both of Europe but also of the homeland of the United States because of geography. So we would be open to having those conversations to see what more we can do together. I know there’s interest in doing more together. And obviously, if there’s opportunities that make sense for both countries, it’s something we would pursue. With regards to direct threats, look, at the end of the day I think we’re all concerned about what’s happening in the High North and in the Arctic region, both from irregular measures, covert measures that are happening, but also threats to undersea cables, threats to shipping lanes. We’re all aware of it, which is why so much attention is being paid to the Arctic region. And it’s something that we have to deal with collectively, not just alone unilaterally but in combination with our partners and allies, which is why we’ve been having these regular engagements with the Arctic 7 countries, and Iceland is a key component of that and a place where we’ve already had a history of cooperating on these matters in the past. So yeah, I mean, there are direct threats, and those threats in the 21st century aren’t just military threats. They’re also economic and commercial threats that have implications on the national security of our respective countries. MODERATOR: Thank you, Mr. Secretary. Next we will go to Richard Crowley from The New York Times . QUESTION: Thank you. Michael Crowley with — MODERATOR: Michael, I’m sorry. QUESTION: No problem – with The New York Times . Thank you, Mr. Secretary. My questions were going to be similar, so just keying off of what you were just asked. SECRETARY RUBIO: All right, good, so you don’t need your time for the same — QUESTION: No such luck. SECRETARY RUBIO: (Laughter.) All right, go ahead. What’s your backup question? QUESTION: Regarding Northern Viking, although there was U.S. participation for the first time in the history of those exercises, the U.S. did not participate with ships or airplanes, which I saw was noticed in regional coverage about those exercises. Is that significant? Do you want to explain why that might have been the case? And last month, there was a diplomatic incident when the Iceland foreign ministry summoned the ambassador over a post by the President on social media which depicted a map showing several nations in the region colored in with American stars and stripes, including Canada, Greenland, and also Iceland. I wondered if you wanted to comment on the significance of that and anything you may have said in your trip here today. And for the prime minister — FOREIGN MINISTER GUNNARSDÓTTIR: Foreign. QUESTION: — did you find the absence of American forces — MODERATOR: Foreign minister. QUESTION: Pardon me. Foreign Minister, do you find the absence of American forces in the Northern Viking exercises to be meaningful or worrisome at all? And do you have any comment that you want to make about the social media posting, and are you concerned that you could be facing a drama like the one that Greenland recently went through with President Trump as far as talk of American acquisition? Thank you, and my apology for misstating your title. Thank you. SECRETARY RUBIO: That’s an unforgivable error. I mean, I don’t even know if I should answer your question after doing that. (Laughter.) Look, on the second point, we’re not talking about social media posts. I’m here – we’re here – meeting with a country we work very closely together on, and we do a lot of things together and everything is very positive in our relationship. So on the first point about ships and airplanes, look, obviously there’s things going on around the world. That’s not a mystery to anyone. It requires us to allocate resources. And sometimes when you are involved, whether it’s in protecting shipping lanes like we’ve had to do in the – because of this terrorist regime in Iran targeting commercial shipping lanes, or the defense of airspace, or the need to backfill what’s happening in the Indo-Pacific as a result of this shift of forces – anytime you have active activities going on in the world, you have to move your assets to that, and sometimes they’re not available for exercises. So it’s – I don’t think that’s an enduring decision. I think just one that, from the timing standpoint of when it happened, and it overlayed with existing operations around the world. So – but I don’t think that’s enduring. We still had people present. We’re still committed to it. And as I said, I’m visiting here today because this place matters both economically but also from a defense standpoint. FOREIGN MINISTER GUNNARSDÓTTIR: Yeah, actually, I have nothing to add to this. He explained – Marco explained very eloquently during our meeting why they needed the forces elsewhere. And I want to underline our really strong cooperation in terms of defense and security, and there is no change in that – what that matters. What matters about the tweet or the posting from Mr. President, from President Trump, we discussed that, and I mean we have already dealt with that constructively. And we are actually – and yes, you are right, I summoned the ambassador. We were very open about this because we have a very good relationship with the U.S., and we want to continue to build on that relationship. So that’s why we remain now focused on the future, on the strong and positive relationship between our two countries. And we are looking forward, not backwards. MODERATOR: Next we’ll go to Andres Magnusson from the Icelandic Morgunbladid. QUESTION: Yeah. And Mr. Secretary, I’m also asking on behalf of Visir. But this summer, the U.S. asked Iceland, sent actually a questionnaire, about support for U.S. foreign policy priorities. How do you view the Iceland response? And also, in light of how warmly you speak of Icelandic-U.S. relations, where do you think there is space to deepen the relationship? Where could it be strengthened? And if I might add, is the U.S. willing to explore a free trade agreement with Iceland? SECRETARY RUBIO: Well, a couple points. On – about questionnaires and things like that, we’re always probing to see where we stand in comparison to what our priorities are and where that is of other countries. You’re never going to have a hundred percent on every issue, but that’s okay. But I would say our alignment with Iceland is generally very concrete. I mean, I think we share the same perspectives of the world. I think we share a lot in common. We have a shared history, which brings us to the conclusion that we identify the same things as threats and the same things as opportunities. And so that’s the way that I view that. And so in the context of that – what was the second part of your question? Because I need to start writing these things down. These guys come with three-part questions. And – go ahead, I’m sorry. QUESTION: Well, the second part was about – you spoke warmly of (inaudible), where do you think — SECRETARY RUBIO: Oh, places to grow. Yeah, so I think — QUESTION: Yeah. And the free trade agreement. SECRETARY RUBIO: Well, look – and the free trade agreement. That one I wrote. That one I did write down. So on places where we can grow, I think I’ve highlighted some of those for you already today. Look, security is always important, right? Security underpins everything else. If you’re not secure, you can’t be prosperous. So I think there’s no doubt that – but we’re not starting from zero here. We have a history of security cooperation. What has changed is the world and the threats. What the threats looked like 20 years ago, 30 years ago are different than what they would look like today, so we have to modernize. But we already have a baseline and a foundation of cooperation that extends all the way back for 75 years, so we’re not building something new here. We’re simply modernizing it. So there’s no doubt that on the security realm there’s very – ability to cooperate and continue to cooperate, and not just with the United States but with all of our NATO Allies, particularly those in the High North and that are involved in Arctic defense. And – but beyond that, I think the economic opportunities are very real. You have very unique companies here that do some very unique things in the pharmaceutical realm, in biotechnology, in a variety of fields that we think there are real opportunities for them to do business in the United States. And likewise, I think there are some business opportunities potentially here that we’d like to present to American investors, which is why what we’d like to do as a follow-up, as a concrete follow-up to my visit here, is organize visits of American businesses here to identify those opportunities and see if there’s some synergy, and likewise invite companies from Iceland to come to the United States and find sectors and areas where they could also invest in our economy or find markets. So I think that’s very positive. As far as free trade agreements are concerned, look, I think the era of free trade agreements for the foreseeable future is probably not going to be there. I mean not with Iceland but just in general writ large. Where I do think we have real opportunities is a bilateral trade agreement – bilateral trade, a reciprocal trade understanding between our countries. And it’s my understanding that meetings to try to pursue and further that are being organized as already pre-existing to my visit, and hopefully those will be very positive. And that ties in perfectly to my previous answer to you, which is there are companies here to do very unique things that we would like to see in the United States, and there are companies in the United States that I think could find some real positive economic opportunities to invest and be a part of here. And we just want to – we want to use the government, our embassy, our presence here, your embassy in the United States, to connect and create that synergy. And we will both benefit from it. You’ll become more prosperous, we’ll become more prosperous, and I think it will only bind us together more closely. MODERATOR: Thank you. And lastly we will go to Shannon Kingston from ABC News. QUESTION: Thank you very much, Mr. Secretary, Madam Foreign Minister. A question on – the State Department has assessed that Russia maintains an active offensive bioweapons program. There are also reports now that the FSB is involved in a forceful response to the recent fatal suspected plague death in Siberia. My question for you is – for you both is: Do you see any reason to suspect that what we’re seeing now might be the accidental release of an intentionally modified strain of the plague that was altered by Russia? What is your level of concern? SECRETARY RUBIO: Well look, first of all, anytime you hear that there is some disease that infected someone in a lab anywhere in the world, you’re going to be concerned about it, especially given recent events not so long ago, obviously, in 2021 and 2020 when we saw that happen. That said, it would be irresponsible for me here to sit and speculate because we just don’t have all the information yet. I think it’s incumbent upon Russia to obviously share more information with the world. That’s what they should do. That’s what we hope they will do. And the more we can learn about what happened, then the better all of us can be in a position of responding. And maybe there’s nothing there. Maybe it’s bigger than we thought. We don’t know. But I think it would be reckless at this moment given the limited information we still have to speculate about what this might or might not be or what this is or what this isn’t. Suffice it to say we’re watching it very closely, and I think the whole world is watching it very closely, because depending on what we learn about it, we would know how to respond. We already have measures in place to be able to address it if it’s something more serious than what so far has been acknowledged. Suffice it to say we’re glad to be aware of it. We’re watching it very closely hour by hour. We have multiple agencies not just in the United States but internationally that are watching it. 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Iraq’s National Day. Marco Rubio, Secretary of State Iraq’s National Day Press Statement October 3, 2026 On behalf of the United States of America, I congratulate the people of Iraq on their National Day on October 3. Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi’s July visit to Washington and his meeting with President Trump at the White House reaffirmed the close friendship between our two nations and our shared commitment to a strong and prosperous future. The historic economic partnerships announced during the visit further demonstrate the tremendous potential for cooperation between American and Iraqi businesses. We also welcome Iraq’s efforts to strengthen its sovereignty and contribute to security and stability across the region. On this National Day, we celebrate the history, resilience, and achieve

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[{"title": "United States and Japan Extend Science and Technology Agreement Indefinitely", "time": null, "end_time": null, "summary": "Office of the Spokesman United States and Japan Extend Science and Technology Agreement Indefinitely Media Note October 2, 2026 Today in Tokyo, the United States and Japan signed a protocol that extends and amends the U.S.-Japan Agreement on Cooperation in Research and Development in Science and Technology, also known as the U.S.-Japan Science and Technology Agreement. Assistant to the President and Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Michael Kratsios signed for the United States and Minister for Foreign Affairs Motegi Toshimitsu signed for Japan. First signed in 1988, the Science and Technology Agreement provides a legally binding framework for scientific cooperation between the U.S. and Japanese governments. Under this framework, the United States and Japan have built countless links between their scientific communities. The protocol extends the Agreement indefinitely, a sign of the deep trust and respect between the U.S. and Japanese governments. The extended and amended Agreement positions both countries to sustain and strengthen their cooperation, with a focus on critical and emerging technologies that improve the lives of both peoples. The indefinite extension reaffirms the long-term U.S. and Japanese commitment to close partnership on science and technology, while advancing a secure, trusted innovation ecosystem that benefits both nations.", "location": null, "press_status": null, "source_url": "https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesman/2026/10/united-states-and-japan-extend-science-and-technology-agreement-indefinitely/", "category": "Press release", "published_at": "2026-10-02", "updated_at": null, "event_date": null, "timezone": null, "timezone_basis": "unknown", "timezone_evidence": null, "source_adapter": "rss", "source_tier": "official_government", "date_evidence": "Legacy publication-date grouping; original timestamp unavailable", "location_evidence": null, "subject_countries": [], "incoming_publication_at": "2026-10-02T22:56:50+00:00", "revision_recorded_at": "2026-10-04T07:10:17+00:00"}]

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[{"title": "Ad-Hoc Coalition to Defeat ISIS Meeting on Iraq and Syria", "time": null, "end_time": null, "summary": "Office of the Spokesman Ad-Hoc Coalition to Defeat ISIS Meeting on Iraq and Syria Media Note October 2, 2026 Italy hosted, and co-chaired with the United States, an ad-hoc Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS/Daesh meeting of Political Directors and senior diplomatic officials in Rome on October 1, 2026. Coalition partners congratulated Iraq and Syria on the success of Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR) in degrading ISIS/Daesh. The ending of OIR’s mandate in Iraq represents true victory of the collective efforts of the Coalition and the resolve of the Iraqi government to continue its responsibility to ensure the group cannot regenerate. In Syria, we celebrate the Coalition having a partner in Damascus that recognizes the ISIS/Daesh threat and is determined to work with the Coalition to diminish it. Lasting security in both countries will depend on strengthening inclusive, sovereign state institutions capable of representing and protecting all communities who can equally partake in their country’s future. Participants reaffirmed the Coalition’s role as a tool for strengthening Iraq and Syria’s stability and that international support should focus on enhancing both countries’ abilities to develop their capacity to target ISIS/Daesh and to prevent the grievances and divisions that ISIS/Daesh has historically exploited. Coalition members expressed their readiness to work closely with the Syrian and Iraqi governments to accomplish this and announced commitments totaling more than 75 million dollars towards supporting Syrian counterterrorism needs, and increasing detention capacity, sustaining health and sanitation services, and supporting displaced and detained populations for both Iraq and Syria. The Government of Syria highlighted key counterterrorism priorities and gaps for international support and Iraq reaffirmed its ongoing leadership to defeat ISIS/Daesh.", "location": null, "press_status": null, "source_url": "https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesman/2026/10/ad-hoc-coalition-to-defeat-isis-meeting-on-iraq-and-syria/", "category": "Press release", "published_at": "2026-10-02", "updated_at": null, "event_date": null, "timezone": null, "timezone_basis": "unknown", "timezone_evidence": null, "source_adapter": "rss", "source_tier": "official_government", "date_evidence": "Legacy publication-date grouping; original timestamp unavailable", "location_evidence": null, "subject_countries": [], "incoming_publication_at": "2026-10-02T20:23:14+00:00", "revision_recorded_at": "2026-10-04T07:10:17+00:00"}]

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[{"title": "United States Cuts Off Hamas Financing Network", "time": null, "end_time": null, "summary": "Thomas \"Tommy\" Pigott, SpokesmanOffice of the Spokesman United States Cuts Off Hamas Financing Network Press Statement October 2, 2026 Today’s designations by the U.S. Department of the Treasury target a Hamas military operative in Gaza and a France-based fundraising network that used sham charities and cryptocurrency to collect nearly $2 million for Hamas in recent years. This action underscores the enduring U.S. commitment to dismantling Hamas’s global support networks and denying the group the resources it needs to plan and carry out terrorism that threatens the security of Americans, our partners, and the broader Middle East. It reflects close coordination between the Department of State, the Department of the Treasury, and the FBI to expose how Hamas exploits humanitarian and charitable structures abroad to disguise terrorist financing as legitimate aid work. The United States will continue working with partner governments, including France, to identify and hold accountable individuals and organizations that provide Hamas cover to raise and transfer funds internationally. Disrupting these networks is central to broader U.S. efforts to isolate Hamas, protect the integrity of legitimate humanitarian assistance to Gazan civilians, and support conditions for lasting regional stability. We are committed to ensuring that humanitarian aid can be delivered by reliable and safe organizations that advance legitimate Palestinian interests and lasting peace in the region. Today’s designations were issued pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13224, as amended by E.O. 13886, the United States’ core counterterrorism sanctions authority. On October 31, 2001, the U.S. Department of State designated Hamas pursuant to E.O. 13224 for having committed, or posing a significant risk of committing, acts of terrorism that threaten the security of U.S. nationals, or the national security, foreign policy, or economy of the United States. Hamas is also designated as a Foreign Terrorist Organization pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act. For more information on today’s action, please see the Department of the Treasury’s press release .", "location": null, "press_status": null, "source_url": "https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesman/2026/10/united-states-cuts-off-hamas-financing-network/", "category": "Press release", "published_at": "2026-10-02", "updated_at": null, "event_date": null, "timezone": null, "timezone_basis": "unknown", "timezone_evidence": null, "source_adapter": "rss", "source_tier": "official_government", "date_evidence": "Legacy publication-date grouping; original timestamp unavailable", "location_evidence": null, "subject_countries": [], "incoming_publication_at": "2026-10-02T16:31:48+00:00", "revision_recorded_at": "2026-10-04T07:10:17+00:00"}]

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[{"title": "Joint Statement on the Anniversary of the Snapback of UN Restrictions on and Related to Iran", "time": null, "end_time": null, "summary": "Office of the Spokesman Joint Statement on the Anniversary of the Snapback of UN Restrictions on and Related to Iran Media Note October 2, 2026 The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America, Albania, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belize, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Canada, Colombia, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Estonia, Federated States of Micronesia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Marshall Islands, Moldova, Montenegro, Morocco, New Zealand, North Macedonia, Norway, Palau, Panama, Paraguay, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Romania, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, The Netherlands, Trinidad and Tobago, Ukraine, United Kingdom, and Yemen. Begin Text On September 27, 2025 (at 8:00 p.m. EDT), six United Nations Security Council resolutions (UNSCRs) – 1696 (2006), 1737 (2006), 1747 (2007), 1803 (2008), 1835 (2008), 1929 (2010) – returned into force pursuant to the completion of the snapback process. France, Germany, and the United Kingdom initiated this process in response to Tehran’s persistent and significant non-performance of its nuclear commitments under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). One year on, we, the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI)-endorsing States listed above, affirm our commitment to the continued implementation of all relevant obligations enumerated in the reinstated UNSCRs. We further recall that the 2003 Statement of Interdiction Principles (2003), which all PSI participants have endorsed, affirms our adherence to all relevant international law and frameworks, including the UNSCRs. We further commit, consistent with our UNSCR obligations, to continue to take measures – consistent with relevant domestic and international authorities and related commitments – to prevent the supply, sale, or transfer to Iran of items, materials, equipment, goods, and technology that could contribute to proliferation-sensitive nuclear activities or the development of nuclear weapon delivery systems, as well as to uphold the restrictions on the supply, sale, or transfer of arms and related materiel to or from Iran. Our countries further reaffirm our commitment to ensuring sufficient domestic legal authorities and capabilities to address Iran’s proliferation-sensitive activities. More concretely, we commit to (1) undertake effective measures to prevent the direct or indirect sale, supply, and transfer to and from Iran of items from or through their territories that could contribute to weapons of mass destruction, their means of delivery (including UAVs), and related materials and items subject to the reinstated UNs arms restrictions; (2) adopt streamlined procedures to facilitate the rapid exchange between PSI partners of relevant information concerning Iran’s proliferation activities; (3) where needed, continue to keep our national legal authorities under review to ensure the effectiveness of our measures; and (4) take appropriate specific actions in support of interdiction efforts related to Iran’s proliferation activities. We welcome all national-level efforts to implement our UNSCR obligations, as well as relevant activities that support our objective of preventing Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon, such as those linked to Operation Economic Outcast. We urge all UN Member States to implement these resolutions and reiterate the international community’s longstanding concerns about Iran’s nuclear program. We will continue to coordinate our counterproliferation efforts to counter any attempts by Iran to undertake UNSCR-prohibited efforts to resume development of its nuclear or ballistic missile programs. We call on Iran to return to compliance with its nonproliferation obligations, and cooperate fully with the IAEA, and address the international community’s proliferation concerns. End Text", "location": null, "press_status": null, "source_url": "https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesman/2026/10/joint-statement-on-the-anniversary-of-the-snapback-of-un-restrictions-on-and-related-to-iran/", "category": "Press release", "published_at": "2026-10-02", "updated_at": null, "event_date": null, "timezone": null, "timezone_basis": "unknown", "timezone_evidence": null, "source_adapter": "rss", "source_tier": "official_government", "date_evidence": "Legacy publication-date grouping; original timestamp unavailable", "location_evidence": null, "subject_countries": [], "incoming_publication_at": "2026-10-02T17:29:38+00:00", "revision_recorded_at": "2026-10-04T07:10:17+00:00"}]

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