US Secretary of State Marco Rubio strongly condemned Tehran’s actions and compared the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz to the economic equivalent of a nuclear weapon. According to the head of American diplomacy, Iran is trying to dominate the region and keep the world in check through the energy crisis.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has compared Iran’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz to an “economic nuclear weapon” while declaring that Tehran is trying to dominate the region. TASR informs about it based on the report of the DPA agency.
- Marco Rubio called Iran’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz an economic nuclear weapon.
- The United States has declared that the main goal of the conflict is to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons.
- Rubio warned that acquiring nuclear weapons would allow Iran to blackmail the region.
In an interview with Fox News on Monday, Rubio said the disruption of this key sea route shows why we must not allow Iran to acquire nuclear weapons. “The Strait is basically the equivalent of an economic nuclear weapon that they are trying to use against the world and they are bragging about it,” he said. According to him, if Iran were to acquire nuclear weapons, “it would hold the entire region hostage.”
The goal of the US is to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons
Rubio, who also serves as President Donald Trump’s national security adviser, declined to comment on how the White House chief would respond if Tehran continued to refuse negotiations over its nuclear program. The US has declared that one of the goals in the current conflict in the Middle East is to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons. This was also the intent of the June 2025 US airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities.
Iran has largely restricted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a key route for global exports of oil and liquefied natural gas, since attacks by Israel and the US in February, contributing to rising energy prices. The United States has also imposed a naval blockade on Iran to cut off Tehran’s pipeline from oil revenues. An agreed ceasefire has put the conflict on hold, but talks between the US and Iran on a lasting peace have stalled.
