As Washington mobilises forces, Trump said “nobody knows” if a US attack would bring down the Iranian Government. Iran agreed to restrictions to low-level enrichment in a 2015 deal that Trump ripped up during his first term in office. Rubio heads to IsraelMeanwhile, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to Israel for talks on Iran on Tuesday, the State Department said. Issues beyond nuclearIn his State of the Union address on Wednesday, Trump alleged Iran was developing missiles that could strike the United States. Increasing pressure, Rubio todaydesignated Iran a state sponsor of wrongful detentions, a new blacklist, over jailings of US citizens.

Source: New Zealand Herald February 28, 2026 08:07 UTC