"Good News In Few Hours," Says US Secretary of State Marco Rubio During India Visit

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who is on a four-day India tour, told reporters in Delhi that there is a possibility of "good news" regarding the peace deal with Iran later today. 

"I do think perhaps there is the possibility that in the next few hours the world will get some good news," he said.

Rubio said the emerging peace deal would address concerns on the Strait of Hormuz - which Iran largely blocked in response to the US-Israel joint attack. The agreement would also start a "process that can ultimately leave us where the president wants us to be, and that is a world that no longer has to fear or worry about an Iranian nuclear weapon", he said.

The top US diplomat asserted that the ultimate goal is to make sure Iran could never have a nuclear weapon.

"Iran can never possess a nuclear weapon. The Strait of Hormuz is an international waterway, and what they are doing now is basically they are threatening to destroy commercial vessels using an international waterway that is illegal under any concept of international law," he said.

Rubio made the remarks while addressing a joint press conference with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar.

Source: NDTV