Rubio: Iran ‘poses a serious threat’ to US

On the eve of the next round of negotiations with Iran, which will be held on February 26 in Geneva, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio made statements on the Iranian threat.

Rubio said Iran “poses a serious threat” to the United States and has remained so “for a very long time.” He said Tehran “is not enriching uranium right now, but is trying to get to the point where it can do so” and is also developing weapons that, as Rubio put it, “are designed to attack America,” including efforts to create intercontinental ballistic missiles.

Commenting on the upcoming talks in Geneva, Rubio described them as “another opportunity to talk,” emphasizing that the nuclear program will be at the center of the agenda. He also called the position of Tehran, which refuses to discuss ballistic missiles, a “big problem.”

Amid preparations for the talks, The Wall Street Journal, citing diplomats and experts, notes that Iran’s nuclear program has made “no significant progress” since the 12-day war with Israel in June 2025, during which the US Air Force attacked three key Iranian nuclear sites.

Earlier, the news service of the Kahn Corporation reported that in the third round of negotiations, which will take place in Geneva, Iran will agree to reduce the level of uranium enrichment from 60% to 3.6%, which is close to the level agreed in the previous nuclear agreement in 2015. At the same time, he will refuse to export uranium reserves to another country. Kan reports that this information was received from “an Arab diplomat from one of the countries in the region” who familiarized himself with the provisions of the draft document that the Iranians will present in Geneva.

Israeli media note that Iran does not agree to discuss its missile program, saying that ballistic missiles are for the country’s self-defense.