Rubio Declares US-Israel War on Iran "Highly Successful" as Talks Continue
ποΈ WASHINGTON β Rubio calls it a win while hosting ceasefire talks down the hall. π LOOK CLOSER: Declaring "highly successful" while Lebanon talks open at State is a negotiating tell: Rubio is signaling the US won't trade from weakness. That posture hardens Iran's re-entry cost β Araghchi needs a win too, and Rubio just made one harder to package. It also gives Netanyahu cover to stall: if the war is succeeding, why halt?
