US Secretary of State Marco Rubio repeated that "diplomacy is always the first option" while warning that Trump has "other options".

The US secretary of state said the US would give diplomacy every chance to succeed before exploring “alternatives”.

The Secretary of State, however, warned that the U.S. will “deal with it another way” if diplomatic means to end the conflict fail.

US progresses in Strait of Hormuz negotiations with Iran, but Trump remains cautious about potential agreements, says Rubio.

ISLAMABAD/WASHINGTON/TEHRAN — Iran and the United States played down hopes for an imminent breakthrough in the three-month-old conflict on Monday, with US Secretary of State…