2026-06-3 46a1afd26fd929668033cacd8359592f5aeb0b3c 9 Marco Rubio 14 /wiki/marco%20rubio Middle Eastern crisis 1 /wiki/middle%20eastern%20crisis Operation Epic Fury 71 /wiki/operation%20epic%20fury U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee 37 /wiki/united%20states%20house%20committee%20on%20foreign%20affairs U.S. Secretary of State 2 /wiki/united%20states%20secretary%20of%20state U.S. military 116 /wiki/united%20states%20armed%20forces war 172 /wiki/war Marco Rubio Middle Eastern crisis Operation Epic Fury U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee U.S. Secretary of State U.S. military war Middle Eastern crisis 2026-06-2 97f6972422b3a3ce1cd037dd27aeeb8acdee6daf /feed/2026/06/2/us-secretary-of-state-marco-rubio-in-a-us-congress-testimony-says-that-iran-has-agreed-to-negotiate-aspects-of-its-n U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in a U.S. Congress testimony says that Iran has agreed to negotiate aspects of its nuclear program despite pausing peace talks and closing the Strait of Hormuz. 1780458011 2026-06-2 4c85544ecea0259486aa7b0b1858b22aff3b0297 10 Marco Rubio Middle Eastern crisis U.S. Secretary of State 3 /feed/2026/06/2/us-secretary-of-state-marco-rubio-in-a-congress-testimony-says-that-iran-has-agreed-to-negotiate-aspects-of-its-nuclea U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in a Congress testimony says that Iran has agreed to negotiate aspects of its nuclear program despite pausing peace talks and closing the Strait of Hormuz. 2026-05-31 18f573918252055b680969c11209801db07459a3 4 Marco Rubio Middle Eastern crisis U.S. Secretary of State 3 /feed/2026/05/31/a-us-official-says-that-us-secretary-of-state-marco-rubio-has-spoken-with-lebanese-president-joseph-aoun-and-israeli A U.S. official says that U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has spoken with Lebanese president Joseph Aoun and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a effort to push for a new ceasefire in Lebanon, including an ending of Hezbollah attacks on Israel with Israel refraining from escalation in Beirut in return. 2026-05-27 0d5e423cbc969a516a384cf598a079b9c69c8f3a /feed/2026/05/27/reuters-and-axios-reports-that-the-us-military-has-launched-new-defensive-strikes-against-a-military-site-at-the-strai Reuters and Axios reports that the U.S. military has launched new defensive strikes against a military site at the Strait of Hormuz that officials say posed a threat to American forces and commercial traffic. 1779939531 2026-05-27 81037a66f622a86447cf0d923fe72cf3b310c49f 10 Middle Eastern crisis U.S. military 2 /feed/2026/05/27/reuters-and-axios-reports-that-the-us-military-has-launched-new-defensive-strikes-against-a-military-site-at-the-str Reuters and "Axios" reports that the U.S. military has launched new defensive strikes against a military site at the Strait of Hormuz that officials say posed a threat to American forces and commercial traffic. 2026-05-5 77f070a90a2fc48225716f6819edb1f2b9f7d766 /feed/2026/05/5/us-secretary-of-state-marco-rubio-and-us-military-leaders-including-us-defense-secretary-pete-hegseth-say-that-the U.S. secretary of state Marco Rubio and U.S. military leaders including U.S. defense secretary Pete Hegseth say that the ceasefire is holding despite recent attacks on the United Arab Emirates and Strait of Hormuz. 1778045597 2026-05-5 49d57bd00e3d859f4d048ed7605c806a0350b2af 4 Marco Rubio Middle Eastern crisis U.S. Secretary of State U.S. military 4 /feed/2026/05/5/us-secretary-of-state-marco-rubio-and-us-military-leaders-including-us-defense-secretary-pete-hegseth-say-that-t U.S. secretary of state Marco Rubio and U.S. military leaders, including U.S. defense secretary Pete Hegseth, say that the ceasefire is holding despite recent attacks on the United Arab Emirates and Strait of Hormuz. 2026-04-27 f088e5f864895c9fe0c473cada5cfab01e7d9027 8 Marco Rubio Middle Eastern crisis U.S. Secretary of State 3 /feed/2026/04/27/us-secretary-of-state-marco-rubio-states-that-iran-s-position-on-access-to-the-strait-does-not-meet-us-requirements U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio states that Iran's position on access to the strait does not meet U.S. requirements, while U.S. president Donald Trump discusses a reported Iranian proposal on reopening the route with his national security advisers. 2026-04-7 ddeb2c03d942ac08c19b7501e60daa30c2ca717f /feed/2026/04/7/us-vice-president-jd-vance-in-hungary-says-that-the-war-in-iran-will-conclude-very-shortly-claiming-that-the-us-m U.S. Vice President JD Vance in Hungary says that the war in Iran will conclude "very shortly", claiming that the U.S. military has achieved all objectives. 1775632094 2026-04-7 4e8e0084b98c2bc73cf327460cc8b72ad83f3d68 10 Middle Eastern crisis U.S. military 2 /feed/2026/04/7/vance-says-that-the-war-in-iran-will-conclude-very-shortly-claiming-that-the-us-military-has-achieved-all-objective Vance says that the war in Iran will conclude "very shortly", claiming that the U.S. military has achieved all objectives. 2026-03-31 cb2b2ab1b130b401455fbc6046bf2bbcbcb1ce12 5 Middle Eastern crisis U.S. military 2 /feed/2026/03/31/us-president-donald-trump-says-that-us-forces-plan-to-end-operations-in-iran-within-about-two-to-three-weeks-while-c U.S. president Donald Trump says that U.S. forces plan to end operations in Iran within about two to three weeks while continuing military action, stating that the withdrawal is not contingent on reaching an agreement with Iran. 2026-03-3 74ae9b07cd7b12fac9485e79e1b86dd60116a199 /feed/2026/03/3/marco-rubio-discloses-that-us-attack-on-iran-was-due-to-israeli-intention-to-attack-which-would-have-jeopardized-us-for Marco Rubio discloses that US attack on Iran was due to Israeli intention to attack, which would have jeopardized US forces. 1772537057 2026-03-3 189db35d19ea7bbedaacb0e6446183769910e6ae 15 Marco Rubio Middle Eastern crisis U.S. Secretary of State U.S. military 4 /feed/2026/03/3/us-secretary-of-state-marco-rubio-discloses-that-the-initial-us-attack-on-iran-was-due-to-an-israeli-intention-to-at U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio discloses that the initial U.S. attack on Iran was due to an Israeli intention to attack Iranian leadership, which would have jeopardized U.S. forces in the region. 2026-02-18 f36144b7cc0f5edca81bda6758d01e4b76a333a7 /feed/2026/02/18/us-officials-say-the-united-states-armed-forces-will-withdraw-all-remaining-troops-from-syria-formally-ending-its-12 U.S. officials say the United States Armed Forces will withdraw all remaining troops from Syria, formally ending its 12-year military presence in the country. 1771484863 2026-02-18 0491e5a4ab88b11644c9752a5533704064b32195 3 Middle Eastern crisis U.S. military 2 /feed/2026/02/18/the-united-states-announces-that-it-will-withdraw-all-remaining-military-troops-from-syria-formally-ending-its-12-year The United States announces that it will withdraw all remaining military troops from Syria, formally ending its 12-year military presence in the country. 2025-04-1 ca67b6f70ac17669fb09ff6a965a059e6cd678b6 /feed/2025/04/1/the-houthis-claim-that-they-shot-down-a-us-military-mq-9-reaper-drone-in-marib-governorate-yemen The Houthis claim that they shot down a U.S. military MQ-9 Reaper drone in Marib Governorate, Yemen. 1743600684 2025-04-1 7e566e0b460b303fd3cb0e45ee3d060dac2d7a38 /feed/2025/04/1/the-houthis-announce-that-they-shot-down-a-us-military-mq-9-reaper-drone-in-marib-governorate-yemen The Houthis announce that they shot down a U.S. military MQ-9 Reaper drone in Marib Governorate, Yemen. 1743535891 2025-04-1 e6eca44dc6cd7f8bf67528592d09ffd67285f058 /feed/2025/04/1/the-houthis-announce-that-they-shot-down-an-mq-9-reaper-drone-of-the-us-military-in-the-marib-governorate-yemen The Houthis announce that they shot down an MQ-9 Reaper drone of the U.S. military in the Marib Governorate, Yemen. 1743528689 2025-04-1 c6108a4a56315a00f63cd326f0d70b7a7e261bce 9 Middle Eastern crisis U.S. military 2 /feed/2025/04/1/the-houthis-claim-that-they-shot-down-a-us-military-operated-mq-9-reaper-drone-in-marib-governorate-yemen The Houthis claim that they shot down a U.S. military-operated MQ-9 Reaper drone in Marib Governorate, Yemen. /feed/2026/06/3/amidst-a-continuation-of-strikes-us-secretary-of-state-marco-rubio-during-a-us-house-foreign-affairs-committee-hear France 24 3 6b29df3963513f91e6aea32c1bbbb26bf5872a87 6 https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260603-iran-war-is-over-rubio-says-as-strikes-continue 2026 Amidst a continuation of strikes, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio during a U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing reaffirms that Operation Epic Fury, the codename for the initial phase of U.S. military operations during the war, has concluded.