LIVE: Marco Rubio Testifies Before House on Iran War and Trump Foreign Policies | US Iran War | N18G

USA LIVE: Marco Rubio Testifies Before House Committee First Time Since The Iran War Began | Marco Rubio LIVE | CNBC TV18 Hearing on 'Department of State FY 2027 Budget Request: A Commitment to America First Foreign Policy', with testimony from Secretary of State Marco Rubio. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday that President Donald Trump's negotiating team has not offered ​Iran sanctions relief in exchange for reopening the Strait of Hormuz and insisted that any sanctions relief was tied to Tehran giving up its nuclear program. "Right now, everything that's ‌been discussed with them (Iran) is that … any sanctions relief is condition-based, which means it has to be in return for the reason why those sanctions were put in place in the first place, which is their nuclear program," Rubio told a Senate hearing, the first of two where lawmakers closely questioned him on the Iran conflict. WASHINGTON DC - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio testifies before a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on President Trump’s FY2027 budget request for the Department of State. Rubio to face first congressional test since Iran war amid growing scrutiny over US military action. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, his first appearance before lawmakers since the Iran war began. The appearance is likely to be the first time lawmakers will have a chance to publicly question Rubio about the administration’s handling of the conflict, America’s larger strategy toward Iran, and the diplomatic fallout from one of the most consequential international crises of Trump’s second term. Rubio's testimony marks the first major congressional forum where lawmakers can directly question the administration about the decisions made before, during, and after the outbreak of fighting. The former Republican senator will sit before House and Senate committees to make the State Department's annual budget request. #marcorubio #usiranwar #ussenate #uslawmakers #cnbctv18 #livenews