{"id":2616573,"date":"2026-06-20T07:23:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T11:23:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rubio-gives-iran-deal-the-silent-treatment\/"},"modified":"2026-06-20T07:23:57","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T11:23:57","slug":"rubio-gives-iran-deal-the-silent-treatment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rubio-gives-iran-deal-the-silent-treatment\/","title":{"rendered":"Rubio gives Iran deal the silent treatment"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/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-gives-iran-deal-the-silent-treatment%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=2616573&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 the G7 summit, President Donald Trump made a joke about Vice president JD Vance&#8217;s involvement in Iran negotiations, which elicited laughter from some attendees, though Senator Marco Rubio appeared somber. Rubio, who has been deeply involved in Iranian negotiations since february, showed signs of discomfort regarding the final Iran deal, which seems to contradict his usual hawkish stance against Iran. Despite his longstanding position on Iran,Rubio has not publicly endorsed the agreement,and his demeanor at the summit suggested he was unhappy with how the negotiations unfolded.Meanwhile, Trump\u2019s administration, led by Vice President Vance and other officials, worked towards finalizing the Iran peace plan, which includes mechanisms for economic benefits in exchange for Iran\u2019s compliance. Vance took the lead in addressing the media about the deal, emphasizing its potential for transforming international relations. The deal&#8217;s details are already signed, but the exact timing of the official in<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >-person signing remains uncertain<\/a>, partly due to logistical challenges related to Iran&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/feds-investigating-chinese-spies-return-to-us-ahead-of-covid-travel-ban\/\" title=\"Feds Investigating Chinese Spies\u2019 Return to US Ahead of COVID Travel Ban\">travel restrictions caused<\/a> by ongoing conflicts. The political dynamics among Trump, Vance, and Rubio reveal underlying tensions and differing perspectives on Iran policy within the US government.  <\/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\">When President Donald Trump joked at the G7 summit this week that Vice President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jd-vance\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"7658\">JD Vance<\/a> should \u201cbe careful\u201d because he would be blaming him <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4612945\/trump-jd-vance-iran-peace-deal\/\">if the Iran deal \u201cdoesn\u2019t work out,\u201d<\/a> some officials on stage joined in laughter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/marco-rubio\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"51\">Marco Rubio<\/a>, normally a convivial hype man for the president, stared straight ahead with a somber expression. He didn\u2019t even crack a smile.<\/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\/white-house\/4615996\/vance-postpones-trip-switzerland-iran-talks\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Vance postpones trip to Switzerland for Iran talks<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4615093\/world-reactions-us-iran-deal\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>World reacts to Iran deal with mix of skepticism and relief<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4615149\/mojtaba-khamenei-different-opinion-mou\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Mojtaba Khamenei said he had \u2018different opinion\u2019 on agreement but approved anyway<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The secretary of state seems to have positioned himself as far from the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4612947\/iran-peace-deal-doubts-good-behavior\/\">Iran deal<\/a> as possible, raising questions among <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-urge-biden-to-keep-embassy-in-jerusalem\/\" title=\"... Republicans Urge Biden to Keep Embassy in Jerusalem\">foreign policy analysts<\/a> whether Rubio believes in the plan.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWithout being in the room, the only plausible explanations are either Rubio was sidelined by Trump, who went with Vance\u2019s approach, or Rubio isn\u2019t entirely comfortable defending the process and the ultimate deal that was struck,\u201d Dennis Lennox, a Republican strategist, told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">U.S. President Donald Trump, center, speaks as United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio stands right, during a media conference at the end of the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (AP Photo\/Vadim Ghirda)<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; data-large-file=&#8221;https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2026\/06\/localimages\/AP26168607423721.jpg?w=696&#8243; &#8220;https:><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">President Donald Trump, center, speaks as Secretary of State Marco Rubio stands right, during a media conference at the end of the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (AP Photo\/Vadim Ghirda)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He continued: \u201cIt\u2019s inconceivable as someone who has watched Rubio over the years, even as he has adjusted his style and approach in the Trump era, to believe that he would abandon his long-standing positions and foreign policy worldview to be the proponent of this awful deal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rubio has been intimately involved with Iranian negotiations since they began in February. He gave briefings to reporters about the granular details and inside-baseball considerations forming the American position. He sat through a marathon of hearings in the House and Senate, patiently wading through swipes from Democrats outraged with Operation Epic Fury.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In all his statements on the subject, he struck a bellicose and confident tone about the United States having Iran over a barrel militarily and economically.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIran has no navy left, they\u2019ve lost a substantial percentage of their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-confirms-kathleen-hicks-as-deputy-defense-secretary\/\" title=\"... Confirms Kathleen Hicks as Deputy Defense Secretary\">defense industrial base<\/a>, Iran has lost a substantial percentage of their missile launchers,\u201d he told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee earlier this month. \u201cAnd their economy is far worse today, and I mean, far worse today than it was six to nine months ago.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yet it was Vance, along with special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, who became the public face of the Iran deal over the past week as Washington and Tehran ironed out the final version of the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4615149\/mojtaba-khamenei-different-opinion-mou\/\">14-point plan<\/a>. The extended closure of the Strait of Hormuz and consequent surges in energy prices seemed to have left the administration with few options.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere was no immediate answer for the Trump administration to respond short of putting boots on the ground \u2014 which, of course, that has been off the table,\u201d Jonathan Schanzer, executive director of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. \u201cIt really appeared that diplomacy needed to kick in and I think that\u2019s when the momentum shifted.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And as the peace deal \u2014 with its mechanisms for rewarding Iranian good behavior with economic benefits \u2014 became public knowledge, Rubio slipped out the proverbial back door. On its face, the agreement seems to run contrary to Rubio\u2019s most basic sense of foreign policy regarding Iran. He has been considered among the most aggressive Iran hawks since his time in the Senate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He has not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-bill-seeks-to-ban-police-offers-who-have-expressed-religious-or-conservative-views\/\" title=\"California Bill Seeks To Ban Police Offers Who Have Expressed Religious Or Conservative Views\">made public comments<\/a> about the final deal, and his unenthusiastic appearance during the G7 summit seemed to suggest consternation. He has been more involved in the shaky ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vance, on the other hand, took the podium in the White House briefing room on Thursday to field reporters\u2019 questions about the peace plan and make an appeal for the public to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4613281\/bill-cassidy-trump-deal-iran-worst-foreign-policy-blunder\/\">trust the president<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe idea that he is going to strike a deal that\u2019s been bad for the American people, it\u2019s preposterous,\u201d the vice president said. \u201cHe is the person who has had the courage to fundamentally transform our relationship with Iran and with a lot of other countries over the last year and a half.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">Reporters their raise hands to ask a question as Vice President JD Vance speaks to reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Thursday, June 18, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Jacquelyn Martin)<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; data-large-file=&#8221;https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2026\/06\/localimages\/AP26169572345518.jpg?w=696&#8243; &#8220;https:><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Reporters their raise hands to ask a question as Vice President JD Vance speaks to reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Thursday, June 18, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Jacquelyn Martin)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> inquired why it was Vance, not Rubio, who fielded questions in the White House press room on Thursday, a source said it was because Rubio had only gotten home at 4 a.m. and it made better sense to use the vice president.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-26\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThese things have a way of going through ebbs and flows. My sense is that if this deal doesn\u2019t begin to gain traction, we may see more of Rubio [\u2026] in the near future,\u201d Schanzer said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One reporter asked Vance point-blank if he fears Trump could have been serious when he suggested making the vice president his fall guy. Vance said, \u201cNot at all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The White House released a statement Thursday calling the vice president Trump\u2019s \u201cright-hand man\u201d and an \u201cinvaluable member of the president\u2019s talented national security team.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The text of the agreement has already been signed by both countries, but when the in-person signatures will take place remains somewhat murky.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/4614676\/hoarse-jd-vance-deployed-nothing-lost-translation-iran-deal\/\">HOARSE JD VANCE IS DEPLOYED TO MAKE SURE NOTHING IS LOST IN TRANSLATION WITH IRAN DEAL<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe U.S. delegation has been prepared to depart at the first available opportunity. But the logistics of these negotiations have never been simple or predictable,\u201d a spokesman for Vance said after the vice president <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4615996\/vance-postpones-trip-switzerland-iran-talks\/\">did not leave on Thursday night<\/a> as planned. \u201cWe will let you know as soon as we have a concrete update about next steps.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier in the day, Vance said the meeting could take some time to organize, since it has become difficult for Iranian leaders to travel due to the war.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump joked at G7 Vance might blame him on Iran deal<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3468,"featured_media":2616574,"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\/AP26168607423721.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[3817,32402,77512,5438,81462],"class_list":["post-2616573","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-diplomacy","tag-international-relations","tag-iran-deal-2","tag-rubio","tag-silent-treatment"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26168607423721.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2616573","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=2616573"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2616573\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2616576,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2616573\/revisions\/2616576"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2616574"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2616573"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2616573"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2616573"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}