Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday the U.S. will reject any deal that would allow Iran to build nuclear weapons, maintaining Washington’s red line as mediation efforts continue.
Mr. Rubio told reporters in Mumbai, India, that the U.S. is thankful that other nations are engaging with Iran by floating peace proposals, but he added that President Trump will have the final say and that he has been insistent on the nuclear issue.
“In the end, any decision on what would be acceptable is in the hands of the president of the United States, and I think he’s been abundantly clear that at the core of all of this is something very simple to understand: The United States will not support any deal that creates a pathway for Iran to ever have a nuclear weapon,” Mr. Rubio said.
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Qatar and Pakistan this week delivered a new proposal to Iran urging a return to the negotiating table with the U.S., according to Qatari media. The exact terms of the deal remain unclear.
Pakistan’s army chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, visited Tehran on Tuesday and met with top Iranian diplomatic and military officials. He was one of the primary diplomats behind the push for the Islamabad memorandum of understanding, signed by the U.S. and Iran earlier this year.
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