Marco Rubio orders US officials to stop commentary that could strain Iran talks

Exclusive: Memo came after Mike Huckabee’s remarks about Israel sparked alarm inside White House Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts direct to your inbox The US secretary of state Marco Rubio told ambassadors in the Middle East to stop making public comments that could inflame tensions and undermine Donald Trump’s pressure on Iran to relinquish its capacity to produce a nuclear weapon, according to a memo obtained by the Guardian. “Giving rising tensions in the r...

By Hugo Lowell in Washington