Rubio says 'significant progress' made on Iran talks after Trump said deal 'largely negotiated' on his visit to India

 Rubio says objectives of 'Epic Fury' have been achieved

In India and asked about the status of a possible Iran deal, Rubio says "there will be, maybe, more news coming out a little bit later today" but adds that he'll "leave it to the president (Trump) to make further announcements". 

He says "some progress has been made - significant progress, although not final progress".ubio says that Iran can never have a nuclear weapon. This, he says, is something US President Donald Trump has been clear on. He adds the idea that the president would agree to a deal that would put Iran in a stronger position on the nuclear issue is "absurd".

Diplomatic channels to bring about an end to the war are the US's preference, he says, adding: "I think we've made some progress." It's possible the world will get some good news over the next few hours, "at least in regards to the strait", Rubio adds.

He caveats by saying: "We still have some work to do". There is "good news" but "not final news", Rubio says.He says the US goals were "very clear", which were to destroy Iran's navy, its ability to launch ballistic missiles and damage its "defence industrial base". "Those were the objectives of Epic Fury, those objectives were achieved," he says.

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