Rubio in Jaipur — Hormuz Must Be Open “One Way Or The Other”
Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters in Jaipur, during a visit to India, that the Strait of Hormuz must be open “one way or the other” following the overnight strikes. “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 said. President Donald Trump told reporters on Monday: “The president’s expressed his desire to make it. He’s either going to make a good deal or no deal.”
The Rubio “one way or the other” framing is the strongest US-side language yet linking the Hormuz reopening to the threat of force. It echoes Trump’s Memorial Day Truth Social post — “a great and meaningful deal… or there will be no deal” — and confirms that the US has prepared the kinetic option alongside the negotiating track. Rubio repeated the US position that Iran can never have a nuclear weapon and must turn over its highly enriched uranium, and the Strait of Hormuz must be opened. The US blockade on Iranian ports remains “in full force and effect until an agreement is reached, certified, and signed”, per Trump’s Sunday Truth Social post.