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Rubio: U.S. wants China to press Iran to change course in Gulf

By Reuters Reuters

Updated May 13, 2026 10:24 PM

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio talks with White House Director of Oval Office Operations Walt Nauta, ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump's departure from the White House for Joint Base Andrews en route to Beijing, China, in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 12, 2026. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio talks with White House Director of Oval Office Operations Walt Nauta, ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump's departure from the White House for Joint Base Andrews en route to Beijing, China, in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 12, 2026. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein Evelyn Hockstein Reuters

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WASHINGTON - The United States hopes to convince China to play a more active role in trying to persuade Iran to walk away from what it is doing in the Gulf, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in an interview aired on Fox News on Wednesday.

Rubio made the comments in an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity.

(Reporting by Daphne Psaledakis, Writing by Christian Martinez; editing by Michelle Nichols )

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This story was originally published May 13, 2026 at 9:20 PM.