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Some iPhone owners will be eligible to receive $25 to $95 over claims that the tech giant oversold its artificial intelligence system, Apple Intelligence. [TheTopNews] Read More.37 mins ago - ‘I Can’t Tell You What to Write’: Marco Rubio Urges Press to Cover One Key...
Secretary of State Marco Rubio pushed the press on Tuesday to focus on a key talking point about the Iran war, but admitted he can’t “tell you what to write.” Rubio joined the White House press briefing room on Tuesday to give an update on the Iran war. The secretary of state announced that the U.S. military would be conducting non-offensive operations to rescue stranded ships in the Strait of Hormuz, where roughly 20% of the world’s oil supply moves through. Amid a ceasefire, Iran has been targeting and charging tolls on ships using the Strait of Hormuz, something Rubio called for an immediate end to. Rubo said on Tuesday that the goal of operations in the Strait is to “establish a zone of transit that is protected by a bubble, both naval and air assets, and then allow ships who want to move to move through there and get to market.” The secretary called Iran’s current leadership “insane in the brain” and difficult to negotiate with. Rubio wrapped up his opening comments by stressing to the gathered reporters one particular point he feels be focused on above all else. “Guys, again, if you take anything away today and I can’t tell you what to write, but Iran cannot be allowed to normalize this control,” he said. “It’s completely unlawful, illegal, it’s outrageous, and every country in the world should be joining us in condemning it and doing something about it but the United States has stepped up and is trying to do something.” The secretary warned Iran that if they continue on the path they’re on they will face “economic collapse” and “growing isolation.” “They really should not test the will of the United States, at least not under President Donald Trump,” Rubio said. “He has proven time and again that he will back up what he says and if they test him, ultimately they will lose, the hard way, the easy way, the long way, the short way, they will lose.” Watch above via Fox News.The post ‘I Can’t Tell You What to Write’: Marco Rubio Urges Press to Cover One Key Talking Point on Iran first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.1 hour ago - ‘Are They Mean to You?’ Marco Rubio Asks LindellTV Reporter if Her Peers Bul...Secretary of State Marco Rubio asked LindellTV’s Cara Castronuova if her peers are mean to her during Tuesday afternoon’s White House press briefing. After being called on, Castronuova introduced herself by both her name and her employer, and thanked Rubio for taking her question. As she began to ask it, chuckles could be heard throughout the room, causing Rubio to interrupt and ask, “What happened? Why is everyone giggling? What happened?” Turning back to Castronuova, he asked, “Are they mean to you?” “No, they’re not mean to me. I don’t think they are — I hope not,” she replied before getting back to her question, which was: “How does the State Department interpret the president’s recent remarks when he said, quote, ‘the Iranian people need to have guns, and I think they’re getting some guns,’ end quote. What did he mean, and do those comments relate to any ongoing or potential U.S. actions like supplying those weapons?” “Well, I think it goes back to the question I was asked a moment ago. I think the president thinks it’s heartbreaking that the Iranian people are abused by this regime the way they are,” answered Rubio, who continued: In the end, I mean, this regime is not-, guys, I know I’ve said this, I think I said this in my hearing before the Senate when I got confirmed: I don’t know of any country in the world where there’s a bigger difference between the people and the people who run the country. Okay? This country is run by radical Shia clerics. And that’s not what Iran and the Iranian people are. Now they may be Shia, but they’re not radicals, and they’re not clerics, and they just want a normal life and a regular life, and in many ways a very cosmopolitan country with an incredible history, incredible history and incredible legacy and the like. So there’s this huge divide between the people of Iran whom we sympathize with — and who the president sympathizes with, because they’re the ones suffering. Look, the world is a victim of Iran, okay? The world is a victim of Iranian because they are terrorists, because of what they’re doing now in the strait. But the people of Iran are daily victims of the regime, and the president has deep sympathy for what they are going through. And I think he’s just expressing that… [TheTopNews] Read More.1 hour ago
- ‘Do They Get Two Questions?’ Marco Rubio Jests With Reporters As He Briefly ...Secretary of State Marco Rubio jested with reporters during a press conference Monday afternoon as he jokingly asked, “Do they get two questions?” Rubio held a White House press briefing — his first as he fills in for Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt. As he adapted to the new role, Rubio worked to navigate the press and determine which reporters to call on. “All right, can I — there’s no way I can figure out who to call on,” he said as he pointed to the center of the room. “I’m just going to, like, press right in the middle. Right there. You right there? Yeah, in the back row.” The reporter accidentally misspoke, saying, “Thank you, Mr. President,” before quickly correcting himself, “Thank you. Secretary Rubio. Welcome to the White House.” “I have two questions on two separate issues—” began Gray Television correspondent John Decker as Rubio looked over to the side and jested about the quantity of questions. “Do they get two questions for these?” he jested. “I thought it was one. There’s a lot of people in here, man.” Rubio joked that Decker could ask him two questions, and “I’ll pick the one I like better” to answer. Decker proceeded to ask both questions. “The first has to do with the blockade: There are lawmakers from both parties who claim the blockade is an act of war,” he said. “What do you say to that? And my second question has to do with the fuel embargo of Cuba: How long, Mr. Secretary, will that last?” Rubio changed his mind about only answering one question. “Okay, two things,” he said with a smile. “Alright. Good. I’ll answer both your questions, because I like the second one, too.” “We have a blockade because they shut down the straits,” Rubio said as he began answering the questions. “So I don’t know which members of Congress you’re talking to, but here’s what I would ask them, I would ask everybody here, it’s very simple: These guys have shutdown the Straits of Hormuz. This is what Iran is saying: We will shut down the straits. No one can go through. No country in the world can go through unless we allow you to go through, and you have to pay us, but our ships can go through, meaning the Iranian ships, as much as they want. That’s crazy. Who would agree to that?”… [TheTopNews] Read More.1 hour ago
- ‘Incompetent Communists’: Marco Rubio Hammers Cuba’s Leadership Amid Trump...Secretary of State Marco Rubio hammered Cuba’s leadership for being a bunch of “incompetent communists” who have run the island into the ground with their economic policies. Rubio went off on Cuba while filling in for White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Tuesday. “Their economic model doesn’t work. Doesn’t work. And the people who are in charge can’t fix it. And the reason they can’t fix it is not just because they’re communist — that’s bad enough — but they’re incompetent communists,” Rubio said. The only thing worse than a communist is an incompetent one.” That was part of a lengthy answer after Gray Television correspondent John Decker asked how long the “fuel embargo” on Cuba will last. The secretary of state said there was “no oil blockade on Cuba, per se,” but that the country had stopped receiving free oil from Venezuela after President Donald Trump’s mission that kidnapped Nicolas Maduro earlier this year. Rubio said Cuba’s leadership was so cash-strapped that it would take about 60% of the free Venezuelan oil and sell it. That isn’t happening anymore — and has put Cuba in spiral towards complete economic collapse, he said. “The Venezuelans have decided we’re not giving you free oil anymore,” Rubio said. “And you can only imagine nowadays, the way oil prices are, no one’s giving away free oil — much less to a failed regime.” His answer comes as Trump has said he plans on revamping the Caribbean island following the Iran war. Trump said in March he will soon “be having the honor of taking Cuba.” “Whether I free it, take it. I think I can do anything I want with it, you want to know the truth,” Trump told Fox News correspondent Peter Doocy. “They are a very weakened nation.” More recently, Trump slapped new sanctions on Cuba. He also said last week the U.S. will be taking over Cuba “almost immediately,” but that he wants to “finish” the Iran “job” first. Watch above via CNN.The post ‘Incompetent Communists’: Marco Rubio Hammers Cuba’s Leadership Amid Trump’s Takeover Threat first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago
- Marco Rubio Warns Iran Not to ‘Test the Will’ of Trump During Lengthy War Up...Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned Iran not to “test the will” of President Donald Trump, promising “growing isolation” and “economic collapse” if they continue attacks and charging tolls for cargo ships in the Strait of Hormuz. Rubio joined the White House press briefing room on Tuesday to give an update on the Iran war, where he explained the U.S. Navy will be helping to guide stranded ships out of the Strait of Hormuz, where roughly 20% of the world’s oil supply moves through. Rubio blasted Iran for targeting ships and charging them tolls amid a ceasefire. He also stressed rescuing stranded ships is not an “offensive” operation. He said during his opening remarks: The time has come for Iran to make a sensible choice and it’s not easy for them to do that obviously because they have a fracture in their own leadership system and apart from that the top people in that government are, to say the least, are insane in the brain. We need to address that and it’s difficult because it’s hard to get past that in their system but it’s important for them to make a sensible choice on the one right for the people. Our president has proven time and again that his preference is peace but Iran must accept the reality of the situation and come to the negotiation table and accept terms that are good for them but ultimately good for the world. Rubio warned Iran not to “test the will” of the United States under President Trump. “The last point I would make, and it really is important for them to understand this, they really should not test the will of the United States, at least not under President Donald Trump,” the secretary said. “He has proven time and again that he will back up what he says and if they test him, ultimately they will lose, the hard way, the easy way, the long way, the short way, they will lose.” Watch above via Fox News.The post Marco Rubio Warns Iran Not to ‘Test the Will’ of Trump During Lengthy War Update In Briefing Room first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago
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