Rubio says Iran deal could take days after US forces launch new attacks
Key takeaways
- US forces say they hit Iranian missile sites and boats as the Iranian delegation in Qatar holds talks on extending the ceasefire.
- “There were some talks going on in Qatar today, so we’ll see if we can make progress.
- He’s either going to make a good deal or no deal,” he said.
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US forces say they hit Iranian missile sites and boats as the Iranian delegation in Qatar holds talks on extending the ceasefire.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo. A cargo ship is anchored in the Strait of Hormuz near Larak Island, Iran [File: Majid Saeedi/Getty Images]By Al Jazeera Staff, AFP and Reuters Published On 26 May 202626 May 2026United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said a potential deal to end the US-Israel war on Iran could “take a few days” to be agreed, after US forces claimed to have struck Iranian missile sites and boats laying mines in southern Iran amid talks in Qatar.
“There were some talks going on in Qatar today, so we’ll see if we can make progress. I think it’s a lot of talking back and forth going on about specific language in the initial document, so it’ll take a few days,” Rubio told reporters on Tuesday in Jaipur during a visit to India.