Rubio: Iran Is Using Strait of Hormuz as Bargaining Chip

Secretary Rubio said July 20 that Iran is using the Strait of Hormuz — a chokepoint carrying one-fifth of global oil — as leverage, and urged other nations to "step up." His remarks came as US military strikes on Iran entered their ninth straight night. Rubio said the US remains "open to diplomacy," but "it has to be real, it has to be a deal."