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In an exclusive interview with Al Jazeera, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says there
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have been talks with Iran and that President Donald Trump prefers diplomacy over escalation.
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But both the U.S. and Israel have refused to put a clear timeline on their military campaign
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against Iran, and Tehran denies that any talks are taking place.
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On his truth social site, President Trump posted footage of strikes on the Iranian city
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of Isfahan, U.S. media report that a weapons depot was hit there.
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Meanwhile, Iran has kept up attacks across the Gulf.
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A fire broke out after Kuwaiti-flagged oil tanker was hit by drones in Dubai sport.
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In a wide-ranging interview with Al Jazeera, Secretary of State Marco Rubio ruled out allowing
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Iran to control the Strait of Hormuz, one of its demands for an end to the war.
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Not only is the sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz not acceptable to us, it won't be
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acceptable to the world.
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No one in the world can accept it.
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Number one, it sets an incredible precedent.
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So this means that nations can now take over international waterways and claim them as
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The United States could do that now.
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The Chinese could do it in the South China Sea.
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No one in the world is going to accept that or should accept that.
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That would be frank, very little of American energy comes through the Straits of Hormuz
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in terms of the energy we rely on, but we recognize the impact that it has on global markets
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and on our neighbors, especially our allies in the region, who produce energy and have
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to get it out to market.
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So no country in the world should accept that the regional countries in the world should
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accept that the United States will not accept that condition.
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It's an illegal condition that they're demanding.
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That's just not going to happen.
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Well, France has requested an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council
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in response to the killing of three UN peacekeepers in Lebanon in 24 hours.
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Two were killed when their vehicle was destroyed by an explosion near Bani Hayan on Monday.
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On Sunday, another UN peacekeeper was killed when a projectile exploded at one of their
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positions in a 7 Lebanese village.
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All of the peacekeepers killed were Indonesian.
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The government there has called for all parties in the conflict to respect international
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Asian stocks fell again on Tuesday in direct response to the turmoil in the Middle East.
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South Korea's main stock index, the cost, be fell over 4%.
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Meanwhile, the national currency hit a 17-year, no South Korea's president, Lee Jae-miung,
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has asked people to use less fuel while stressing the importance of a transition to renewable
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Countries across the Asia-Pacific region are taking measures to soften the conflict's
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Coming up on the take, is there anything that could stop the US's war on Iran in a short
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That's the take by Al Jazeera.
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