{"id":2609653,"date":"2026-06-02T15:10:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T19:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rubio-rebukes-rosens-comment-over-lack-of-iran-negotiation-involvement\/"},"modified":"2026-06-02T15:10:53","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T19:10:53","slug":"rubio-rebukes-rosens-comment-over-lack-of-iran-negotiation-involvement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rubio-rebukes-rosens-comment-over-lack-of-iran-negotiation-involvement\/","title":{"rendered":"Rubio rebukes Rosen&#8217;s comment over lack of Iran negotiation involvement"},"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\">20<\/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-rebukes-rosens-comment-over-lack-of-iran-negotiation-involvement%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=2609653&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 disputed Sen. Jacky Rosen\u2019s claim that he was not involved in U.S. Iran talks. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wolff-torches-stelter-you-dont-report-whats-real-your-fault-people-hate-media\/\" title=\"Wolff Torches Stelter: You Don...t Report \u2018What...s Real,... \u2018Your Fault... People Hate Media\">exchange happened<\/a> during Rosen\u2019s testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, where Rosen said Rubio was in Miami with President Trump instead of traveling to Pakistan for negotiations with Iranian officials.<\/p>\n<p>Rubio responded that he was not at a party,but in communications with the president during the period of the negotiations and that he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/government-is-marketing-censorship-tools-to-big-tech-to-gag-conservatives\/\" title=\"Government Is Marketing Censorship Tools To Big Tech To Gag Conservatives\">periodically spoke<\/a> with him while talks were underway. The talks in Pakistan took place April 11-12 with Vice president JD Vance, along with Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, and also Iranian officials led by Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf. Rubio and Trump attended a UFC fight in Miami on April 11.<\/p>\n<p>Rosen argued it was \u201cembarrassing\u201d that Araghchi attended the meetings and that rubio did not. Rubio later emphasized the U.S. negotiating approach, noting that iran has \u201cagreed to negotiate aspects\u201d of its <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >nuclear program<\/a>. The two countries are still working toward an agreement, with the management aiming to address issues in phases-first involving the Strait of Hormuz, then focusing primarily on Iran\u2019s nuclear program, alongside condition-based sanctions relief and port blockade changes tied to Iran\u2019s actions.  <\/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\">Secretary of State <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/marco-rubio\">Marco Rubio<\/a> disputed Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jacky-rosen\">Jacky Rosen\u2019s<\/a> (D-NV) characterization of where he was and what he was doing while the U.S. negotiating team, which he was not a part of, met with Iranian officials in Pakistan in April.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The heated moment between them occurred during the secretary\u2019s testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday morning.<\/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\/policy\/defense\/4591386\/rubio-rosen-embarrassing-iran-peace-negotiations\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Rubio takes issue with Rosen saying it\u2019s \u2018embarrassing\u2019 he wasn\u2019t involved in Iran peace negotiations<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4591041\/iran-agreed-negotiate-aspects-nuclear-program-rubio\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Rubio: Iran has \u2018agreed to negotiate aspects of their nuclear program\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4590876\/hegseth-blocks-promotions-pentagon-meritocracy\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Hegseth blocks one-star promotions as Pentagon claims evidence of meritocracy<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI was shocked to see that you were at a party with President Trump in Miami instead of accompanying Vice President [JD] Vance to Pakistan for negotiations,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rubio interjected, asking her to name what party he was at, adding, \u201cThat\u2019s an absurd statement. I was not at a party. People are going to slander me, I\u2019m going to answer it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The negotiations took place on April 11 to 12 in Pakistan, and Vance was accompanied by Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump\u2019s son-in-law and former adviser, and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/steve-witkoff\">Steve Witkoff<\/a>, a former real estate agent friend of Trump who\u2019s now a presidential envoy. Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf led the Iranian delegation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On April 11,<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\"> Trump<\/a> and Rubio attended a UFC fight in Miami, Florida.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rosen said, \u201cI just feel that\u2019s embarrassing for us and it\u2019s embarrassing for you,\u201d that Araghchi attended the meetings but Rubio did not.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rubio responded, \u201cI was not at a party. Where I was, is next to the president because in the midst of those negotiations, I was in communications with them and in fact, I think there\u2019s media reporting from that evening on how on multiple occasions I went into a back room and came back out and spoke to the president and was constantly updating him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4591041\/iran-agreed-negotiate-aspects-nuclear-program-rubio\/\">RUBIO: IRAN HAS \u2018AGREED TO NEGOTIATE ASPECTS OF THEIR NUCLEAR PROGRAM<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. and Iran are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-breach-of-his-commitments-jen-psaki-unloads-on-manchin-after-he-says-no-to-build-back-better\/\" title=\"\u2018A Breach Of His Commitments...: Jen Psaki Unloads On Manchin After He Says \u2018No... To Build Back Better\">continuing negotiations<\/a> but have yet to reach a breakthrough. The Trump administration is pursuing a bifurcated agreement in which the first phase would focus on the Strait of Hormuz, then the second phase would primarily revolve around Iran\u2019s nuclear program. The U.S. would end its blockade of Iranian ports if Iran ended its threats on commercial vessels, and the U.S. would discuss condition-based sanctions relief for Iranian concessions on their nuclear program.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rubio disputed Rosen\u2019s claim about his absence during April Iran talks in Pakistan<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2671,"featured_media":2609654,"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\/06\/IMG_4137.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3817,73212,32171,23640,5438],"class_list":["post-2609653","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-diplomacy","tag-iran-negotiations","tag-political-commentary","tag-rosen","tag-rubio"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_4137.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2609653","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\/2671"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2609653"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2609653\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2609657,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2609653\/revisions\/2609657"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2609654"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2609653"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2609653"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2609653"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}