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Rubio’s new job? Selling Trump’s Iran deal to a worried Gulf.

Washington Post Politics Thursday 25 June 2026, 16:11 UTC By Adam Taylor, Rachel Chason 1 min read
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MANAMA, Bahrain — It took a three-month war and a 14-point peace plan to shatter the Persian Gulf’s image as a beacon of stability and influence in a troubled Middle East. But on a whirlwind two-day trip to assuage U.S. allies, Secretary of State Marco Rubio did his best to put it back together again. Democracy Dies in Darkness Rubio’s new job?

MANAMA, Bahrain — It took a three-month war and a 14-point peace plan to shatter the Persian Gulf’s image as a beacon of stability and influence in a troubled Middle East. But on a whirlwind two-day trip to assuage U.S. allies, Secretary of State Marco Rubio did his best to put it back together again. Democracy Dies in Darkness Rubio’s new job? Selling Trump’s Iran deal to a worried Gulf. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Arab Gulf leaders to reassure them that U.S. isn’t cutting them out of negotiations with Tehran.
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