Rubio defends Iran talks in congressional testimony (opens in new tab)

Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Congress in Washington on Tuesday that the Trump administration remains in indirect talks with Iran, in his first public testimony since the U.S.-Israel war with Iran began on Feb. 28. Rubio told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that Iran had agreed to negotiate aspects of its nuclear program it previously refused to discuss, but said that did not guarantee an agreement acceptable to the United States. Rubio said Washington’s conditions include Iran r...