🔸US Secretary of State, on the sidelines of the ASEAN summit in Manila, repeating his previous remarks that Iran is “not ready for a deal,” said: “They will pay the price for this.”

🔸On Thursday, the first of Mordad, Marco Rubio said that “Iran’s cost is increasing every night until they come to their senses,” adding: “Despite Iran’s audacity, they are in deep torment, and this suffering will continue.”

🔸At the same time, the US foreign minister expressed hope that Iran’s government will “probably soon” be ready for a deal, but emphasized that they are clearly not ready for a deal right now—“at least not a deal that they are willing to live with.”

🔸Rubio, in response to a question about Donald Trump’s recent remarks about Iran paying a cost in exchange for the killing of American soldiers and attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz, also said that Trump’s policy is “paying attention with eyes front,” and that Iran “will pay a heavy price.”