Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the negotiations with Iran have not been productive, telling reporters at Homestead Air Reserve Base in Florida on Sunday that Tehran’s demands are “not just unacceptable, but in some cases outrageous and ridiculous, and really not realistic.” Asked about the state of the talks, he said Iran has rejected or ignored American counterproposals and keeps returning with demands Washington cannot accept.
Rubio spoke to the traveling press pool on the tarmac at Homestead Air Reserve Base in South Florida on Sunday, November 8, 2026, minutes before departing for Paris, where he will attend the G7 foreign ministers meeting on November 9 and 10. His comments are the clearest public sign yet from the administration that the talks with Tehran are stuck, as Washington defends its military campaign against Iran and allies press for what comes next. The footage is the State Department’s own recording of the exchange, published on the department’s official YouTube channel.
Video: U.S. Department of State
