Rubio says US and China reach strategic stability on nuclear arms

Russian outlets frame Rubio’s steps as part of a US pressure campaign that mixes threats against Iran with an attempt to pull Moscow and Beijing into a US-designed nuclear deal. They stress that Rubio briefed only a few lawmakers and silenced diplomats, casting this as secretive planning for possible strikes. They suggest Russia will resist any agreement that folds its nuclear forces into a package tied to Iran.

• •Rubio informed only a small circle in Congress about US plans toward Iran, keeping wider lawmakers in the dark.
• •US diplomats have been barred from comments that might hinder Washington’s negotiating position with Tehran.
• •The Trump team wants to use Iran tensions to push Russia and China into a new nuclear agreement on US terms.
• •Russian commentators argue Moscow will not accept an arms deal that links its arsenal to Iran’s missile program.
• •The cancellation of Rubio’s Israel trip is portrayed as a sign of possible military planning against Iran.