📰 2 sources 3 articles · 14 Nov 2026, 18:42 → 3 hours ago

Tehran accuses Rubio of openly threatening to starve Iranians through blockade

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baqaei accused US Secretary of State Marco Rubio of openly threatening to starve Iranians through a blockade, describing his remarks as a new admission of Washington's intent to commit war crimes against Iran. Reports cited a phrase attributed to the US secretary, "they have to eat at the end of the day," which Tehran called a brazen threat to impose starvation.

📍 Where things stand: War of words between Tehran and Washington continues, with Iran's Foreign Ministry maintaining that Rubio's remarks amount to an open threat of starvation and an admission of policies amounting to war crimes.

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14 Nov 2026, 18:42 Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baqaei said the US secretary of state's remarks constitute a new admission of Washington's intent to commit war crimes against Iran.
14 Nov 2026, 18:43 Baqaei accused the US secretary of state of "brazenly" threatening to impose starvation on Iranians, commenting on a phrase attributed to the US official: "they have to eat at the end of the day."
14 Nov 2026, 19:24 Iran's Foreign Ministry accused Rubio of openly threatening to starve Iranians through a blockade, describing this as an admission of policies amounting to war crimes.

Timeline written by AI from the sources below; updated as new reports arrive.

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Iranian Foreign Ministry: Rubio openly threatens to starve Iranians through blockade

Iran's Foreign Ministry accused Rubio of openly threatening to starve Iranians through a blockade, describing it as an admission of policies amounting to war crimes.

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Baqaei: US Secretary of State's remark "they have to eat at the end of the day" is a brazen threat to starve Iranians

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baqaei accused the US Secretary of State of "brazenly" threatening to starve Iranians, commenting on a remark attributed to the US officia…

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Baghaei: The US Secretary of State's remarks are another admission of Washington's intent to commit war crimes against Iran

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei said that the US Secretary of State's remarks constitute a new admission of Washington's intent to commit war crimes against Iran,…