Washington, June 2 (IANS) Secretary of State Marco Rubio sought to reassure lawmakers on Tuesday that U.S. policy toward Taiwan remains unchanged, despite concerns raised by President Donald Trump’s recent comments that arms sales to Taipei could be used as a negotiating tool in discussions with China. Appearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Rubio said Washington continues to support preserving the status quo across the Taiwan Strait and dismissed suggestions that the administra…
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Washington, June 2 (IANS) Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday said European allies must take greater responsibility for their own defence, arguing that the United States can no longer bear a disproportionate share of security obligations while facing growing challenges in the Indo-Pacific, the Middle East, and elsewhere. Appearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Rubio defended the Trump administration’s push for higher NATO defence spending and said many European countries w…
Washington, June 2 (IANS) Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday indicated that the Trump administration could consider sanctions relief and the release of frozen Iranian assets as part of a future nuclear agreement, if Tehran agrees to surrender highly enriched uranium and permanently curb its enrichment activities. The comments offered one of the clearest public signals yet that the administration is prepared to use sanctions relief as leverage in negotiations aimed at preventing Iran from …
Washington, June 2 (IANS) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday that Iran must commit to disposing of its highly enriched uranium and accept long-term restrictions on enrichment activities, while also revealing signs of growing divisions inside Iran’s leadership.Testifying before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Rubio said the US administration was pursuing a phased approach to negotiations following weeks of heightened tensions and military confrontation.The first step, he sa…
Washington, June 2 (IANS) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday delivered a forceful defence of the Trump administration’s foreign policy, telling lawmakers that every diplomatic decision must be judged by whether it advances the interests of the United States.Appearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Rubio said the administration had reoriented US foreign policy around national security, economic strength and sovereignty after what he described as “years of misplaced prior…
Washington, June 2 (IANS) U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday that Iran has agreed to discuss parts of its nuclear programme that it had previously refused to negotiate, raising the prospect of new talks after recent U.S. military action against Tehran. Testifying before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Rubio said Iran’s military capabilities had been significantly weakened and that Tehran was now willing to engage on issues it had long kept off the table.”There is the prospe…
Washington, June 2 (IANS) Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned Tuesday that the United States cannot afford to lose its technological edge to China, telling lawmakers that maintaining American leadership in artificial intelligence has become a critical national security priority. Appearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Rubio said the United States and China would remain strategic competitors for years, if not decades, even as both countries continue to engage diplomatically.”Ch…
Washington, April 29 (IANS) China’s growing global influence drew sharp attention at a US Senate hearing, with diplomatic nominees warning of Beijing’s expanding footprint across Latin America, Africa and parts of Eurasia.Testifying before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, several nominees flagged China’s economic and strategic outreach as a direct challenge to US interests.Juan Rodriguez, nominated as US ambassador to Guatemala, said: “China’s economic expansion in the Western H…
New York, March 25 (IANS) A Democrat has wrested away from President Donald Trump’s Republican Party his Florida state legislature home constituency in a by-election.In a setback to the Republicans, Emily Gregory carried in Tuesday’s by-election the state House of Representatives seat where Trump had led by 11 per cent in the 2024 election.Trump’s home, Mar-a-Lago, is located in the constituency where she won.”Floridians deserve leaders who put people over politics”, Gregory said.A criti…
Washington, March 25 (IANS) US lawmakers warned of mounting pressure on American weapons stockpiles and a rapidly deteriorating global nuclear landscape, as a Senate hearing exposed sharp concerns over the Trump administration’s war with Iran and the future of arms control.At a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing, Ranking Member Senator Jeanne Shaheen said the pace of weapons consumption has exposed serious gaps in planning and strategy.“Last Thursday, almost three weeks into this war…