‘Iran will never acquire nuclear weapons’ Rubio tells Al Jazeera

During an exclusive interview with Al Jazeera on March 30, 2026, Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that the United States' primary demands for Iran include preventing it from developing nuclear weapons and ceasing its sponsorship of terrorism. Rubio also indicated that Iran's short-range missiles pose a threat to regional nations such as Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Qatar.