Published: June 4, 2026 • 7:54 AM IST · Updated: June 5, 2026 • 9:56 AM ISTBy TheBriefWire Editorial Team
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The US Secretary's statement came even as Iran on Wednesday announced retaliatory strikes on an enemy vessel, the headquarters of the US Fifth Fleet in Bahrain, and a regional American airbase after US attacks on an Iranian oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz and a telecommunications tower on the Persian Gulf island of Qeshm.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday said the war with Iran was over even as Washington and Tehran continued to engage in deadly strikes.
Asserting that the US has already secured victory in the war with Iran, Rubio told the House Foreign Affairs Committee, "We're no longer conducting...