The Daily Populous Tuesday May 26th, 2026 morning edition
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Strait of Hormuz 'going to be open, one way or the other,' Rubio says

Secretary of State Marco Rubio pressed for the opening of the Strait of Hormuz as soon as an agreement with Iran is reached, saying the strait will be open, "one way or the other."

During a gaggle with reporters during his multi-nation diplomatic tour, Rubio said that there is not a country in the world that favors Iran's self-imposed "tolling system," calling it, "unacceptable," and "unsustainable for the world."

"What's happening there is unlawful. It's illegal. It's unsustainable for the world. It's unacceptable," Rubio said, adding: "The Russians are not in favor of a tolling system. The Chinese are not in favor of a tolling system. I mean, there's no country in the world that's in favor of a tolling system, except the regime in Iran."

Regarding the emerging potential deal between the U.S. and Iran, Rubio said that while there is support for a preliminary draft from a "number" of regional leaders, it will take a "couple of days," to come to an agreement.

"The president had a very important, I think, historic call just a couple days ago with a number of leaders from the region. I think there's strong alignment and agreement on what a preliminary draft should look like," Rubio said. "I think, like anything with something like this, it's going to take a couple days to settle on … If there's going to be a deal, we're going to have to work through that, but this is, you know, it's either going to be a good deal or there isn't going to be one."

MrRawri on May 26th, 2026 at 00:34 UTC »

Can't say I'm surprised, both sides can't seem to agree on anything. And calling it self-defense is laughable

Pavlovsdong89 on May 26th, 2026 at 00:32 UTC »

We need to rename the Department of War to the Department of Self Defense.

Chambanasfinest on May 26th, 2026 at 00:32 UTC »

Any offensive action can be “self-defense” if you try hard enough.

Presumably someone who really, really doesn’t want a ceasefire got to the president over the weekend.