WASHINGTON, July 23 -- The U.S. Department of State issued the following transcript of remarks by the U.S. Secretary of State:
Interview
Marco Rubio, Secretary of State
Tak Togawa of NHK
Philippine International Convention Center
Manila, Philippines
July 23, 2026
QUESTION: Secretary, thank you for the time today.
SECRETARY RUBIO: Thank you.
QUESTION: First, I'd like to ask you about the Iran situation. ASEAN countries have expressed concern about the situation in the Middle East, and recently U.S. has been carrying out attacks on Iran for more than 10 days. Do you believe that these attack can change Iran's negotiation position?
SECRETARY RUBIO: Well, right now their negotiating position is they're begging to make a deal. They con...