Manila, July 24 -- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Thursday that Iran was "not ready" to reach a negotiated settlement with Washington and warned that Tehran would continue to "pay a very heavy price" until it agreed to a deal it was prepared to honour.
Speaking to reporters in Manila after meetings on the sidelines of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting, Rubio said the Trump administration believed Iran had repeatedly failed to uphold past agreements and was continuing to seek negotiations while refusing to abide by its commitments.
"Iran is begging us, okay, both directly and indirectly, let's do a deal, let's talk, let's talk," Rubio said.
"The problem with Iran is every time they make a deal, the people that are in charge ...