A day after President Donald Trump claimed Tehran was developing rockets capable of striking the United States, Secretary of State Marco Rubio cautioned on Wednesday that Iran must engage in negotiations on its missile program.
“I would say that the Iranian insistence on not discussing ballistic missiles is a big, big problem,” Rubio told reporters on the eve of new talks between the United States and Iran.
Rubio, however, steered clear of describing if the talks in Geneva would be a make-or-break moment in deciding if the United States attacks Iran.
“The president wants diplomatic solutions. He prefers them greatly,” Rubio said on a visit to the small Caribbean nation of Saint Kitts and Nevis.
As for the talks, “hopefully they’re productive, but eventually we’ll have to have conversations about more than just a nuclear program.”
On a potential strike on Iran, Rubio said: “The president’s made no decision on that, so I don’t know if Thursday’s the key date for that. I think progress needs to be made.”
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