{"id":2609628,"date":"2026-06-02T14:09:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T18:09:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rubio-and-booker-spar-over-whether-iran-is-in-stronger-position\/"},"modified":"2026-06-02T14:10:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T18:10:16","slug":"rubio-and-booker-spar-over-whether-iran-is-in-stronger-position","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rubio-and-booker-spar-over-whether-iran-is-in-stronger-position\/","title":{"rendered":"Rubio and Booker spar over whether Iran is in stronger position"},"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\">22<\/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-and-booker-spar-over-whether-iran-is-in-stronger-position%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=2609628&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>During a Senate Foreign Relations Committee meeting, Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) criticized Secretary of State Marco Rubio, saying the White House\u2019s approach has left Iran in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/north-korea-opens-door-to-talks-with-trump-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"North Korea opens door to talks with ... - Washington Examiner\">stronger negotiating position<\/a>. Booker argued that President Donald Trump\u2019s failure to quickly resolve a conflict that began in February has benefited Tehran, notably due to Iran\u2019s ability to disrupt the Strait of Hormuz-an action that has helped drive up global energy prices.<\/p>\n<p>Rubio responded that \u201cno one\u2019s begging,\u201d arguing instead that Iran is suffering economically from the blockade and other pressures, including hyperinflation, currency devaluation, and difficulty paying <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/better-than-expected-u-s-economy-added-638000-jobs-in-october-unemployment-dropped-to-6-9\/\" title=\"Better Than Expected: U.S. Economy Added 638,000 Jobs in October, Unemployment Dropped to 6.9%\">government workers<\/a>. He also suggested that Iranian leadership-rather than circumstances on the ground-has prevented a deal with the U.S., pointing to the role of Iran\u2019s supreme leader and religious authorities.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/CORY-BOOKER\/\">Cory Booker<\/a> (D-NJ) fumed at Secretary of State <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/marco-rubio\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"51\">Marco Rubio<\/a> at a Senate Foreign Relations Committee meeting, accusing the White House of putting Tehran in a position of geopolitical strength.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The New Jersey senator, who has been linked to a possible <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2028-elections\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"11676\">2028 presidential<\/a> bid, told Rubio that President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump\u2019s<\/a> failure to end the conflict that began in February swiftly has left the Iranian regime in a \u201cstronger negotiating position\u201d than ever. He specifically pointed to Tehran\u2019s ability to shut down the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/strait-of-hormuz\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"21488\">Strait of Hormuz<\/a>, which has resulted in a surge in energy prices around the world since transit was stopped in March.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4590449\/senate-republicans-anti-weaponization-fund-assurance\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Senate Republicans want <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-wants-assurance-anti-weaponization-fund-is-really-dead\/\" title=\"GOP wants assurance anti-weaponization fund is really dead\">assurance anti-weaponization fund<\/a> is dead for good<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4587558\/retiring-senate-democrats-open-door-to-anti-filibuster-successors\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Retiring Senate Democrats open door to anti-filibuster successors<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4587753\/mcconnell-lets-loose-trump-senate-retirement\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>McConnell lets loose on Trump on his way to Senate retirement<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are the strongest nation on the planet Earth, and we\u2019re in a stalemate with <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"100\">Iran<\/a>,\u201d Booker said. \u201cAnd now we\u2019re begging to get back into a deal that you all dragged back in the first place.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) has an exchange with Subcommittee Chairman Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) during a Senate Committee on the Judiciary joint subcommittee hearing to examine District Judges v. Trump, on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, June 3, 2025, in Washington. (Rod Lamkey, Jr.\/AP Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere\u2019s no one begging,\u201d Rubio shot back. \u201cNo one\u2019s begging for anything here. The Iranians might be begging, because their economy is losing hundreds of millions of dollars a day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The secretary of state contended that Iran has suffered the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >harshest economic consequences<\/a> from the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4588934\/trump-urges-dumocrats-to-just-sit-back-and-relax-negotiates-with-iran\/\">blockade of the Strait of Hormuz<\/a>, having been plagued by popular uprisings before the United States launched Operation Epic Fury.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAll of those factors, economic factors in Iran, are far worse today than they were six months ago, when those protests were happening,\u201d he told Booker.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4590992\/marco-rubio-iran-navy-boston-whalers-machine-guns\/\">RUBIO SAYS IRANIAN NAVY IS JUST \u2018A BUNCH OF BOSTON WHALERS WITH MACHINE GUNS\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThey have hyperinflation. Their currency is completely devalued. They\u2019re struggling to make payroll for their government workers,\u201d he continued. \u201cAnd if it was up to the political class there, and I understand everybody there is sort of radical in some way, but if it was up to the people that actually like go to elections and wear the suits and you see on TV, they probably make a deal tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-would-love-to-see-any-evidence-of-fraud-nothing-they-are-saying-is-true-dominion-voting-systems-spokesman-refutes-fraud-claims-video\/\" title=\"&quot;We Would Love to See Any Evidence of Fraud - Nothing They Are Saying Is True&quot; - Dominion Voting Systems Spokesman Refutes Fraud Claims (VIDEO)\">committee hearing<\/a>, Rubio indicated his belief that the Iranian government is being <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4589414\/trump-brushes-off-iran-suspending-peace-talks\/\">prevented from striking a deal<\/a> with the U.S. by its supreme leader and religious authorities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. 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