US Secretary of State Rubio Attends ASEAN Conference as Strikes on Iran Continue

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US Secretary of State Rubio Attends ASEAN Conference as Strikes on Iran Continue

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio attended the ASEAN Post-Ministerial Conference in Pasay, Metro Manila on July 22, 2026, while US Central Command conducted strikes on Iranian targets for the eleventh consecutive night. Rubio stated that Iran seeks to control transit through the Strait of Hormuz without legal basis and warned of precedents affecting international waterways. He is scheduled to meet Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on the sidelines to discuss a possible September US-China summit.

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[CNA 🏳️] Allowing Iran control of Hormuz 'dangerous precedent', Rubio tells ASEAN [Al-Monitor 🔓] Rubio to hold talks with China's Wang Yi as regional powers join ASEAN meeting [Al-Monitor 🔓] Rubio says US still willing to negotiate over Iran crisis

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“Allowing Iran control of Hormuz 'dangerous precedent', Rubio tells ASEAN”

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Progressive

Rubio's warning on Iran rings hollow against sustained US and Israeli strikes that began in February, while ASEAN concern highlights risks to Global South trade economies.

“US military leverage over diplomacy and selective application of international norms”

Conservative

Rubio correctly identifies Iran's Hormuz control attempt as a threat to free navigation, with ongoing strikes reflecting necessary resolve after prior failed ceasefires.

“Deterrence against revisionist actors and credible hard power over multilateral negotiations”

Libertarian

Iran's asserted control threatens voluntary commerce on neutral waterways, yet US strikes substitute one state coercion for another and expand executive reach.

“Non-aggression principle and limits on all state interference in private trade”

Devil's Advocate

All three views treat US strikes as background rather than primary escalation driver and overlook concrete shipping reversals plus disputed mediator channels.

“Reactive leverage after failed truces and commercial impacts independent of state signaling”

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