US’ Rubio calls on China to play a more ‘active’ role in ending Iran war
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“Marco Rubio says [the Iran war] threatens to ‘destabilise Asia’”
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— This is a list of international visits undertaken by Marco Rubio (in office since 2025) while serving as the 72nd and current United States secretary of state. The list includes both private travel an…
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— Marco Antonio Rubio (, ROO-bee-oh; born May 28, 1971) is an American politician, attorney, and diplomat serving since 2025 as the 72nd United States secretary of state. He is also the acting national …
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— Marco Rubio (/ˈruːbioʊ/; born May 28, 1971) is an American politician, diplomat, and attorney serving since 2025 as the 72nd United States Secretary of State. He was a Republican United States Senator…
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“Speaking to Fox News aboard Air Force One, Rubio said the Iran war was a “huge source of instability””
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The provided evidence includes general information about Marco Rubio and the 2026 Iran war, but there is no mention of a Fox News interview aboard Air Force One regarding this specific quote.
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— Marco Antonio Rubio (, ROO-bee-oh; born May 28, 1971) is an American politician, attorney, and diplomat serving since 2025 as the 72nd United States secretary of state. He is also the acting national …
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“When departing for Beijing on Tuesday, Trump told reporters that he planned to have a “long talk” with the Chinese leader about the Iran war”
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Wikipedia confirms a state visit by Donald Trump to China from 13 to 15 May 2026. Al Jazeera reports that the war involving Iran would feature in his talks with Xi Jinping this week.
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— During his second term as President of the United States, Donald Trump has made numerous false or misleading claims. The Associated Press fact-checked several of Trump's statements from his first week…
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— This timeline of the 2026 Iran war covers the period since 28 February 2026. The war is ongoing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war
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— "Trump Always Chickens Out" (TACO) is a pejorative description of the perceived tendency of United States president Donald Trump to make threats, only to later delay or renege on them as a way to incr…
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“Trump also said he did not think he needed Xi’s help with Iran”
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Al Jazeera explicitly states that Trump 'said he does not believe the US needs China’s help to end the war involving Iran'. This is further corroborated by a web search result stating he says 'help from China is not needed to reach a settlement'.
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— From 13 to 15 May 2026, the president of the United States, Donald Trump, is making a state visit to China. This visit is Trump's second state visit to China, and the first to occur during his second …
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— Donald Trump's second and current tenure as the president of the United States began upon his inauguration as the 47th president on January 20, 2025. Trump, a Republican, previously served as the 45th…
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— "Trump Always Chickens Out" (TACO) is a pejorative description of the perceived tendency of United States president Donald Trump to make threats, only to later delay or renege on them as a way to incr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_Always_Chickens_Out
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“the US would “win it one way or the other, peacefully or otherwise””
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Multiple independent web sources quote Trump saying the US will win 'peacefully or otherwise' or 'one way or the other, peacefully or otherwise'.
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— Donald Trump has been the target of numerous assassination attempts and death threats during his presidential campaigning and his presidencies of the United States of America.
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— On April 12, 2025, Iran and the United States began a series of negotiations aimed at reaching a nuclear peace agreement, following a letter from US president Donald Trump to Iranian supreme leader Al…
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— On 13 April 2026, the United States imposed a naval blockade on Iran following the failure of the Islamabad Talks to end the 2026 Iran war. The US military said the blockade had begun on Monday, 13 Ap…
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