Rubio says Iran’s refusal to discuss missiles is a ‘big problem’
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to reporters in a departure lounge before returning to Washington following meetings with Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders, at Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport in Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis on February 25, 2026. — Jonathan Ernst/Pool/AFP pic
Thursday, 26 Feb 2026 9:11 AM MYT
BASSETERRE (Saint Kitts and Nevis), Feb 26 — Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned yesterday that Iran must negotiate on its missile programme, a day after President Donald Trump alleged Tehran was working on rockets that could hit the United States.
“I would say that the Iranian insistence on not discussing ballistic missiles is a big, big problem,” Rubio told reporters on the eve of new talks between the United States and Iran.
Rubio, however, steered clear of describing if the talks in Geneva would be a make-or-break moment in deciding if the United States attacks Iran.
“The president wants diplomatic solutions. He prefers them greatly,” Rubio said on a visit to the small Caribbean nation of Saint Kitts and Nevis.
As for the talks, “hopefully they’re productive, but eventually we’ll have to have conversations about more than just a nuclear programme.”
On a potential strike on Iran, Rubio said: “The president’s made no decision on that, so I don’t know if Thursday’s the key date for that. I think progress needs to be made.” — AFP
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Stop your shailok-demanded issue, that of Iran's missiles. Wankees are NOT worried about Iran's missiles BUT shailoks are, very much afraid - that's why you have to OBEY thy lord and master, you moron, contemplating war against Iran for thy master
Would you prefer:
ReplyDelete1. a Mullah or
2. RasPUTIN or
3. a 13-year old teenager
with nuklear missiles?
I'll go with #47.
https://www.newsweek.com/kim-gives-daughter-role-north-koreas-missile-forces-11564182
North Korea Leader Elevates Teen Daughter to Missile Chief
Feb 23, 2026 at 04:17 AM EST
Micah McCartney
China News Reporter
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has given his young daughter a leadership role in his country's Missile Administration, which oversees Pyongyang's nuclear forces, South Korean media cited a senior government official as saying.
Kim was reelected as secretary general of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) on Sunday, a position he has held for 15 years.
Kim's child, long thought to be named Ju Ae and believed to be about 13 years old, has increasingly accompanied the supreme leader on public appearances including at missile test launch sites. This has fueled speculation she is the favorite to succeed Kim as supreme leader, in what would mark a historic departure from a dynastic tradition that has favored male heirs.
The future direction of the Kim dynasty will help shape security dynamics on the Korean Peninsula, where relations between Seoul and Pyongyang have sharply deteriorated in recent years amid Kim’s expanding nuclear and ballistic missile programs and former South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol’s hardline approach.
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🚨 BREAKING 🚨
ReplyDeleteThe skies over Lebanon are lit up.
The Israeli Air Force is striking Hezbollah weapons storage sites right now — a calculated move to eliminate as many rockets as possible before the next phase begins.
This isn’t random.
This is preemption.
If the U.S. escalates against Iran… Hezbollah is expected to respond by unleashing rockets on northern Israel.
Israel isn’t waiting.
They’re dismantling launch capacity before it can be used.
This is the chessboard shifting in real time.
Every weapons depot destroyed tonight reduces the volume of rockets that could rain down tomorrow.
The message is clear:
If war expands… Israel intends to blunt the retaliation before it starts.
Watch the northern front.
This could escalate fast.
https://x.com/albuffalo2nite/status/2027133376197448109?s=46