Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on July 23 that President Donald Trump’s policy toward Iran is “a head for an eye,” warning that Tehran will face an increasingly heavy price while urging Tehran—and Iran-aligned Houthi forces—to deescalate their attacks on Middle East shipping.
“The president’s policy is ‘a head for an eye.’ I mean, honestly, that’s what it’s going to be,” Rubio told reporters on the sidelines of a summit of Southeast Asian nations in Manila, the Philippines.
His remarks came a day after Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi described Tehran’s defense doctrine as “an eye for an eye” and warned that any attack on Iranian infrastructure would trigger a “powerful and decisive response.”…