US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said America is on track to achieve all its military objectives in Iran within weeks, telling ABC News and Al Jazeera that Iran’s air force has been destroyed, its navy largely eliminated, and its missile manufacturing facilities are next.
Rubio said the Strait of Hormuz would be reopened “one way or another” and dismissed Iran’s new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei, saying Washington does not even know whether he is genuinely in charge.
He added that the US would “welcome” a change in Iranian leadership if the opportunity arose, stopping just short of calling regime change an official war aim.
Iran’s foreign ministry flatly denied any direct negotiations are taking place.
Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Flies To Beijing As Diplomacy Race Continues
Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar travelled to Beijing on Tuesday for talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, continuing a diplomatic
31 March 2026
