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Rubio Says Iran ‘Significantly Degraded,’ Signals Opening for Nuclear Talks

Washington, Jun 3 (UNI) As tensions over the US-Iran conflict continue to escalate with the US striking a military ground control station on Iran's Qeshm Island, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told lawmakers that the war is effectively winding down, even as questions mount over the stability of a fragile ceasefire and the broader regional fallout.
Facing Congress for the first time since the conflict began, Rubio defended the administration's handling of the crisis, arguing that Iran's military capabilities have been "significantly degraded" and suggesting that Tehran is now more open to negotiations over its nuclear program. He said discussions that were previously off the table are now being considered, though he cautioned that a final agreement could still take months.
"They have agreed to negotiate aspects of their nuclear program that just a month ago or a year ago they were refusing to even mention," Rubio told lawmakers.
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