U.S. Secretary of State Says Iran's Conditions Completely Unacceptable, Significant Gap Remains to Breakthrough in Bilateral Agreement

BlockBeats news, November 9 — U.S. President Trump signaled he wants to avoid another military strike on Iran, but U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio was notably more cautious about the prospects for diplomatic negotiations. He said some of the demands Iran has put forward so far are completely unacceptable, even "outrageous and absurdly ridiculous," and that the two sides remain far from a breakthrough.

Speaking to reporters in Florida, Rubio said: "There are still multiple countries engaging with Iran and proposing different solutions, but I wouldn't say we are close to a breakthrough."

CNN reported earlier on Sunday that Trump, in a phone interview with the outlet, said that as long as negotiations make progress, it is highly unlikely he would order the U.S. military to launch another military strike on Iran.