If they refuse to do so, then we have other options available to us, but we would prefer to negotiate the opening of this.
Marco Rubio
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U.S. Secretary of State in the Trump administration; formerly U.S. Senator from Florida.
If Iran wants to be able to move its oil again through the strait, they will have to open the straits.
Our foreign policy is one that's solely focused on the national interest of the United States of America.
They have to commit to very specific negotiations on highly enriched — the disposition of the highly enriched uranium that still is buried deep in a mountain somewhere.
That's not just an economic issue, that is a political issue that over time could destabilize societies all over the world, and so we have to start thinking about AI in those terms as well.
AI will have very positive impacts on our economy and societies. It will also have some detriments.
The United States right now is a global leader on AI, but I think it is also wise to say that that lead is not irreversible. It has to be sustained and there will be a real challenge in sustaining it, and we're going to have to stay…
A nuclear-armed Iran could do whatever the hell they want with the Straits, and there’s nothing anyone would be able to do about it.
We want it to continue to be the place where anyone from anywhere can achieve anything, where you’re not limited by the circumstances of your birth, by the color of your skin, by your ethnicity.
There were some talks going on in Qatar today, so we'll see if we can make progress.
We’re going to wind up with a system that’s more efficient and even better than the previous system, and in some ways may prove to be even more beneficial than the previous system was to people from India that seek to enter the United…
What's happening there is unlawful, it's illegal, it's unsustainable for the world, it's unacceptable.
The straits have to be open. They're going to be open one way or the other, so they need to be open.





