Marco Rubio to meet Gulf allies amid division over US-Iran ceasefire deal
US secretary of state to reassure UAE, Kuwait and Bahrain that his country remains committed to their security Middle East crisis live – latest updates US secretary of state Marco Rubio has said that no country – including Iran – would be allowed to charge tolls for shipping in the Strait of Hormuz as he sought to reassure US allies in the Gulf that Washington would take a firm line in peace negotiations with Tehran. Rubio, the US secretary of state, is to meet Gulf allies on Tuesday and Wednesday in an attempt to reassure them that the US remains committed to their security and the 60-day ceasefire deal struck with Iran last week will not embolden Tehran. Continue reading...