US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in France for the first in-person gathering of G7 foreign ministers since President Donald Trump publicly pressed allies to take a stronger stance on Iran. The meeting comes as ministers confront the wars in Ukraine and Iran, strains on global energy flows, and growing unease in Europe over Washington’s foreign-policy direction.
Rubio used the trip to underscore long-running US frustration over burden-sharing, pointing to the scale of American support for Kyiv. “Ukraine is not America’s war, and yet we’ve contributed more to that fight than any other country,” Rubio said, adding that US policy ultimately answers to domestic priorities. “I work for the people of the United States,” he said.
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His remarks landed as European officials prepared to press Washington over reported Russian support for Iran during the conflict. European powers planned to raise allegations that Moscow had helped Tehran with satellite imagery and drone upgrades. EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said that the wars in the Middle East and Ukraine are “very much interlinked.” Kallas argued that Russia was helping Iran “with intelligence to target Americans, to kill Americans,” and that if Washington wanted Iran’s attacks to stop, it should increase pressure on Moscow.
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot also said cooperation between Russia and Iran “has existed and continues to exist,” while Russia denied sharing intelligence with Iran on US military assets in the Middle East.
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