US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday stood by his claim that the war with Iran was over, even as deadly strikes continued."We're no longer conducting sustained strikes inside of Iran to degrade their military, because Epic Fury is over," Rubio told the House Foreign Affairs Committee, asserting that the United States had secured victory.The US-Israeli war, which Washington dubbed Operation Epic Fury, has engulfed the entire Middle East since the first strikes on Iran on February 28.

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Marco Rubio declared Operation Epic Fury concluded after two months of US-Israel strikes on Iran, shifting to a defensive posture in the Strait of Hormuz.

The secretary of state's comments arrived after the president declared that a deal with Iran was "not a simple thing."

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday stood by his claim that the war with Iran was over, even as deadly strikes continued."We're no longer conducting sustained strikes…

US secretary of state Marco Rubio said the United States has ended its campaign of "sustained military strikes" inside Iran, declaring that Operation Epic Fury had achieved its…

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the latest US strikes on Iran are "completely defensive."

The secretary of state drew the ire of Democratic lawmakers, who lamented the war’s economic impact and the continued closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

The US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said "the war is over" as he appeared before senators on Tuesday.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday stood by his claim that the war with Iran was over, even as deadly strikes continued.

Menlu AS tetap mempertahankan klaim bahwa perang dengan Iran telah berakhir, meski serangan masih berlanjut.