{"id":2577736,"date":"2026-03-09T12:39:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T16:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rubio-warns-us-will-no-longer-tolerate-hostage-diplomacy\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T12:41:55","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T16:41:55","slug":"rubio-warns-us-will-no-longer-tolerate-hostage-diplomacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rubio-warns-us-will-no-longer-tolerate-hostage-diplomacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Rubio warns US will no longer tolerate &#8216;hostage diplomacy&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frubio-warns-us-will-no-longer-tolerate-hostage-diplomacy%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2577736&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Secretary of state Marco Rubio warned that the United States will no <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/teachers-union-head-under-fire-for-anti-semitic-comments\/\" title=\"Teachers\u2019 Union Head Under Fire for Anti-Semitic Comments\">longer tolerate<\/a> hostage diplomacy from Iran, calling the Islamic Republic a \u201cterrorist government\u201d that attacks neighbors, energy infrastructure, civilians, and embassies. Speaking at a State Department event marking U.S. Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Day, he saeid Washington aims to degrade Iran\u2019s military capabilities-its missiles, launchers, and navy-through a campaign described as overwhelming and precise. The State Department recently designated Iran as a State Sponsor of Wrongful Detention, underscoring decades of Americans and others detained for political leverage. Rubio highlighted the Trump management\u2019s effort to bring Americans home and argued that the cycle of hostage-taking must end. He also noted Trump\u2019s preference for ending the Iran war by mutual decision with israel\u2019s Netanyahu, and that White House officials expect the operation to last about four to six weeks.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Rubio warns US will no longer tolerate &lsquo;hostage diplomacy,&rsquo; claims Iranian military is &lsquo;being eviscerated&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2527018\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/marco-rubio\">Secretary of State Marco Rubio<\/a> is warning hostile state actors, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\">Iran<\/a> in particular, that the United States will no <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-lawmakers-concerned-biden-removed-sanctions-to-appease-iran\/\" title=\"GOP Lawmakers Concerned Biden Removed Sanctions To Appease ...\">longer engage<\/a> in &ldquo;hostage diplomacy.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Rubio made the remarks ahead of a flag-raising ceremony at the State Department to mark U.S. Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Day. The top diplomat asked for a moment of reflection, noting the recent return of six U.S. soldiers killed in the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4478553\/us-citizens-stranded-state-department-mass-evacuations-middle-east\/\">Iranian counterstrikes<\/a> following <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4485013\/trump-decision-end-iran-war-mutual-netanyahu\/\">Operation Epic Fury<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4485043\/turkey-heightened-alert-nato-intercepts-second-missile-iran\/\">Turkey on heightened alert after NATO shoots down second Iranian missile in its airspace<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4484917\/oil-prices-near-120-a-barrel-trump-says-small-price-to-pay\/\">Oil prices near $120 a barrel as Trump calls it &lsquo;small price to pay&rsquo; for &lsquo;peace&rsquo;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4484909\/lindsey-graham-criticizes-israel-for-striking-iranian-oil-facilities\/\">Lindsey Graham criticizes Israel for striking Iranian oil facilities<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;I think we are all seeing right now the threat this clerical regime poses to the region and to the world. They are trying to hold the world hostage,&rdquo; the secretary of state said. &ldquo;They are attacking their neighbors &mdash; they are attacking neighboring countries, their energy infrastructure, their civilian population, they&rsquo;re attacking embassies. This is a terrorist government. This is a terroristic regime.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks while President Donald Trump, left, listens during the Shield of the Americas Summit, Saturday, March 7, 2026, at Trump National Doral Miami in Doral, Fla. (AP Photo\/Mark Schiefelbein)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;And the objective of this mission is to destroy their ability to continue to do that and we are well on our way to achieving that objective every single day with overwhelming force, with overwhelming precision,&rdquo; Rubio said.<\/p>\n<p>He took the opportunity to note the relevance of Iran to U.S. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hostages\/\">Hostage<\/a> and Wrongful Detainee Day &mdash; decrying the &ldquo;clerical regime&rdquo; as not only the &ldquo;worst offenders in the world of terrorism&rdquo; but also the &ldquo;worst offenders in the world of hostage-taking.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Rubio took to reassuring the public about the U.S. military&rsquo;s strategy, working to gut the Iranian Navy.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I want everyone to know your military is getting the job done, and every single day this regime in Iran has less missiles, less launchers, their factories work less, and their navy is being eviscerated,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;And the world is going to be safer and a better place when this mission is accomplished.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Department of State <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/releases\/office-of-the-spokesperson\/2026\/02\/iran-designated-as-a-state-sponsor-of-wrongful-detention\">designated the Islamic Republic of Iran<\/a> as a &ldquo;State Sponsor of Wrongful Detention&rdquo; on Feb. 27. It was the first such designation made since the category was <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/fact-sheets\/2025\/09\/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-strengthens-efforts-to-protect-u-s-nationals-from-wrongful-detention-abroad\/\">established by Trump<\/a> with the &ldquo;Executive Order to Protect U.S. Nationals from Wrongful Detention Abroad&rdquo; that was published in September.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;For decades, Iran has continued to cruelly detain innocent Americans, as well as citizens of other nations, to use as political leverage against other states. This abhorrent practice must end,&rdquo; Rubio wrote in the designation announcement.<\/p>\n<p>Hostage diplomacy has been a recognized tool of Iranian politics since the Islamic Revolution upheaved the country in 1979. Iranian student groups loyal to the ayatollah stormed and captured the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, where they <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/1492659\/iranians-chant-death-to-america-on-anniversary-of-1979-us-embassy-takeover\/\">held dozens of U.S. citizens hostage for 444 days<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Since 1979, close to a hundred U.S. citizens have been detained or held hostage by the Islamic Republic &mdash; a practice that Rubio told reporters on Monday the Trump administration will no longer tolerate from any country.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">People gather in a rally to support Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, the successor to his late father Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as supreme leader, in Tehran, Iran, Monday, March 9, 2026. (AP Photo\/Vahid Salemi)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;[President Donald Trump] has made &mdash; since the very first day in office &mdash; the return of Americans held abroad unjustly a priority of his administration and since his inauguration a little over a year ago, over 100 Americans have been brought home,&rdquo; the State Secretary said.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4485013\/trump-decision-end-iran-war-mutual-netanyahu\/\">TRUMP SAYS CALL ON WHEN TO END IRAN WAR TO BE &lsquo;MUTUAL&rsquo; DECISION WITH NETANYAHU<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He continued, &ldquo;[Trump] is focused on ending the cycle of exploitation &mdash; of saying &lsquo;enough is enough,&rsquo; of ending the cycle in which Americans are somehow viewed as a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >valuable commodity &#038;mdash<\/a>; that you can grab an American, you can unjustly hold them, and you can trade them later on for some diplomatic concession or some political concession. We have to end that cycle.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump said over the weekend that the ultimate decision to end the ongoing conflict with Iran will be made in cooperation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.<\/p>\n<p>White House <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4483261\/karoline-leavitt-denies-divisions-maga-iran-war\/\">press secretary Karoline Leavitt<\/a> told reporters on Friday that the U.S. government expects the operation to last approximately four to six weeks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rubio: US ends hostage diplomacy; Iran under pressure<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3468,"featured_media":2577737,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP26066574984102.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[3817,75409,32402,5438,36408],"class_list":["post-2577736","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-diplomacy","tag-hostage-diplomacy","tag-international-relations","tag-rubio","tag-us-foreign-policy"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP26066574984102.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2577736","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3468"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2577736"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2577736\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2577740,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2577736\/revisions\/2577740"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2577737"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2577736"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2577736"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2577736"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}