Iran

Newsworthy News -  Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the U.S. gets “very little” energy through the Strait of Hormuz, while allies in Europe and Asia depend heavily on it. Iran has signaled it may change the “regime” of the Strait and has reportedly demanded large payments from ship operators to pass, testing norms of free navigation.

Rubio is publicly pressuring allied nations to “step up” on securing the waterway, signaling the U.S. may participate without necessarily leading.

The dispute is unfolding amid indirect U.S.-Iran contacts and an unresolved standoff over a U.S. proposal and Iran’s counter-conditions.

Rubio’s message: allies have more on the line than America does