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Offensive stage of Iran war is over, US Secretary of State Rubio says
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- What the president [Donald Trump] would prefer is a deal," he told reporters on Tuesday.
- Ghalibaf, Iran's top negotiator in last month's talks with the US, said "Shipping security and energy transit have been jeopardised by the US and its allies with the ceasefire violations and blockade.
- Late on Tuesday the UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said a verified source had told it that a cargo vessel has been struck "by an unknown projectile" in the Strait of Hormuz.
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Kathryn Armstrong Watch: Captain of stranded ship in Strait of Hormuz tells BBC of 'pressure'US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the initial US-Israeli offensive in Iran - known as Operation Epic Fury - is over after it reached its objectives.
"We would prefer the path of peace. What the president [Donald Trump] would prefer is a deal," he told reporters on Tuesday.
His comments come after a spate of attacks in the Strait of Hormuz raised fears the ceasefire between the US and Iran was in jeopardy. The US has said it aims to guide stranded ships out of the Gulf through the largely closed waterway.
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