Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to members of the media at Kuwait International Airport, June 24, 2026.(Eric Lee/Pool via Reuters)
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has resurfaced after a conspicuous absence from the diplomatic stage following the implementation of Donald Trump’s MOU with the Islamic Republic of Iran.
In remarks to reporters on Tuesday and Wednesday that were recirculated in official U.S. government channels, Rubio said what Trump and JD Vance should have been saying all along.
When asked about ongoing diplomatic efforts to enlist the Lebanese government in Israel’s campaign to eject the Iran-backed terrorist group Hezbollah from Lebanon, Rubio called that “a separate process” from peace talks with Iran. In addition, Rubio said that it was Hezbollah, not Israel, that ...
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The tariff case, the Supreme Court’s final decisions of the term, and the nation’s Semiquincentennial all point to the same lesson: liberty depends on limits.
Sara Albrecht
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