{"id":973,"date":"2026-07-15T17:56:49","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T17:56:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valutednews.com\/?p=973"},"modified":"2026-07-15T17:56:49","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T17:56:49","slug":"rubio-condemns-irans-unacceptable-strikes-on-jordan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/valutednews.com\/?p=973","title":{"rendered":"Rubio condemns Iran&#8217;s &#8220;unacceptable&#8221; strikes on Jordan"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/amayei.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/07\/gettyimages-2285488794_jpg.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Rubio condemns Iran&#8217;s &#8220;unacceptable&#8221; strikes on Jordan\" title=\"Rubio condemns Iran&#8217;s &#8220;unacceptable&#8221; strikes on Jordan\" \/><\/div><p><\/p>\n<div id=\"the-post\">\n<div class=\"featured-area\">\n<div class=\"featured-area-inner\">\n<figure class=\"single-featured-image\"><img width=\"780\" height=\"470\" src=\"https:\/\/amayei.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/07\/gettyimages-2285488794_jpg-780x470.jpg\" class=\"attachment-jannah-image-post size-jannah-image-post wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" is_main_img=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><figcaption class=\"single-caption-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tie-icon-camera\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/>  US Secretary Marco Rubio, right, walks with Jordanian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi as they meet at the State Department in Washington, DC, on Tueday, July 14.<br \/>\nBrendan Smialowski\/AFP\/Getty Images<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t<!-- .share-buttons \/--><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content entry clearfix\">\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmrlehl0k00013b6r8apc0xog@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">US Secretary of State Marco Rubio condemned Iran\u2019s latest strikes on Jordan, calling them \u201cunacceptable\u201d in a Tuesday meeting with the country\u2019s foreign minister Ayman Safadi in Washington, DC, according to a State Department statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmrlem0h100063b6r187ogtob@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">Iran has repeatedly targeted military infrastructure in Jordan in recent days as fighting with the US has escalated. The Iranian Army said it had launched new drone strikes on the Al-Azraq Air Base in Jordan, where US military assets are based, early on Tuesday morning local time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmrlejf0k00043b6rxuq852gz@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">Rubio and Safadi discussed a range of issues in their Tuesday meeting, \u201cincluding the Iranian regime\u2019s ongoing attacks on shipping and against countries in the region,\u201d spokesperson Tommy Pigott said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmrlek8n900053b6r07vk0vo9@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">Rubio also thanked Safadi for Jordan\u2019s \u201cimportant role in advancing regional security,\u201d Pigott said.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/6419244\/Sub_Desktop_V --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content \/--><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<!-- .share-buttons \/--><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US Secretary Marco Rubio, right, walks with Jordanian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi as they meet at the State Department in Washington, DC, on Tueday, July 14. 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