US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to France this week to persuade America's skeptical Group of Seven allies on the Iran war strategy that has driven global fuel prices up.
Rubio will attend a G7 foreign ministers meeting near Versailles outside of Paris on Friday to advance key U.S. interests and discuss shared security concerns and opportunities for cooperation.
Areas of focus will include the Russia-Ukraine war, the situation in the Middle East, and threats across the world to peace and stability, the State Department said in a statement.
President Donald Trump said the U.S. and Iran have had discussions, although Iran has denied it, and numerous other countries are involved in efforts to find a resolution to the crisis.
Most of the other G7 nations have reacted coolly to the U.S.-Israeli military operation against Iran and have declined to participate, drawing Trump's ire.
