00:00Marco Rubio has described Iran's threat to disrupt shipping through the Strait of Hormuz as an economic nuclear weapon,
00:08warning it could give Tehran leverage over global energy supplies.
00:12He said Iran appears to be using that pressure to buy time, while delaying talks on its nuclear program.
00:19Speaking to Fox News channel Stray Yingst, Rubio said the nuclear issue remains the core issue of U.S. policy
00:26toward Iran.
00:27The nuclear dispute between the U.S. and Iran has been a long-standing issue,
00:32with U.S. President Donald Trump having withdrawn from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal
00:36and threatened military strikes against Iran's nuclear program.
00:40Trump is unhappy with the latest Iranian proposal on resolving the two-month war, according to a U.S. official.
00:47Iran's latest proposal would set aside discussion of Iran's nuclear program until the war is ended
00:53and disputes over shipping from the Gulf are resolved.
00:57If there is no deal, what comes next?
00:59Well, again, that's the president's decision to make.
01:02I would start out by reminding everybody that the level of sanctions on Iran are extraordinary,
01:06the pressure on Iran is extraordinary, and I think more can be brought to bear.
01:09So our targets will always be things that...
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