According to Axios quoting an American official and another source familiar with the matter, in recent days, US Secretary of State Rubio told several foreign diplomatic colleagues that the US is not planning to launch a new round of attacks on Iran “at this stage.” He said that America's focus will shift to other means of pressure, including the sanctions plan announced this week. The US official said that Rubio made it clear that the US does not plan to restart large-scale military operations, but it did not rule out the possibility that Iran would carry out an attack when it first launched an attack. Another US official said that the US Navy's clearance of the Hormuz Strait of Hormuz is a watershed event in this war, and this move has largely destroyed a major bargaining chip in Iran's hands. Sources said that while talking on the phone with many colleagues, Rubio outlined the Trump administration's current Iran policy: avoid military action against Iran at this stage; increase pressure on Iran's economy through the US maritime blockade and a new round of secondary sanctions; and transport as much oil as possible to the global energy market through the strait. A second US official said that this policy is expected to be maintained at least until the end of the midterm elections; after the elections, it is not ruled out that a new round of military operations will be reconsidered.

According to Axios quoting an American official and another source familiar with the matter, in recent days, US Secretary of State Rubio told several foreign diplomatic colleagues that the US is not planning to launch a new round of attacks on Iran “at this stage.” He said that America's focus will shift to other means of pressure, including the sanctions plan announced this week. The US official said that Rubio made it clear that the US does not plan to restart large-scale military operations, but it did not rule out the possibility that Iran would carry out an attack when it first launched an attack. Another US official said that the US Navy's clearance of the Hormuz Strait of Hormuz is a watershed event in this war, and this move has largely destroyed a major bargaining chip in Iran's hands. Sources said that while talking on the phone with many colleagues, Rubio outlined the Trump administration's current Iran policy: avoid military action against Iran at this stage; increase pressure on Iran's economy through the US maritime blockade and a new round of secondary sanctions; and transport as much oil as possible to the global energy market through the strait. A second US official said that this policy is expected to be maintained at least until the end of the midterm elections; after the elections, it is not ruled out that a new round of military operations will be reconsidered.