• US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that the US achieved its goals in the military operation against Iran and that Operation ‘Epic Fury’ is over.
  • The new operation ‘Project Freedom’ aimed at opening the Strait of Hormuz is smaller in scale and defensive in nature.
  • Rubio said it is time for Tehran to accept reality, while US envoys work on a diplomatic solution that must address all nuclear material Iran still possesses.