Marco Rubio is a US lawmaker who served as a Republican senator for the state of Florida. In 2025, US President Donald Trump appointed Rubio as secretary of state.
Rubio defended Trump's proposed territorial expansions as a 'national interest,' while Denmark and Greenland firmly rejected offers amid concerns over potential military action.
Sisi says Egypt will not take part in the displacement of Palestinians • $50m. taxpayer dollars about to fund condoms in Gaza,' WH press sec. says
Trump's suggestion to 'clean out' Gaza was not mentioned in the US State Department statement released on Tuesday after the call between Rubio and Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty.
The Senate backed Rubio by a vote of 99-0, days after the long-term member of the Senate foreign relations and intelligence committees sailed through his friendly confirmation hearing.
Marco Rubio, nominated as Secretary of State, pledges strong pro-Israel stance and vows to revoke visas of Hamas supporters during Senate confirmation hearing.
He said there was an opportunity "to change Iran for the better" but that this opportunity would not last forever.
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Rexhinaldo Nazarko, executive director of AMEEN, said Muslim voters had hoped Trump would choose Cabinet officials who work toward peace, and there was no sign of that.
Israel faces a choice: Pursue diplomatically fradulent West Bank annexation or focus on Iran and regional security threats.
Rubio, 53, has said in recent interviews that Ukraine needs to seek a negotiated settlement with Russia rather than focus on regaining all territory that Russia has taken in the last decade.
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