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Coverage timeline for “rubio white house iran”

Thursday, May 7, 2026
- Rubio arrives at Vatican to meet Pope Leo amid Trump attacks - Al JazeeraGoogle News•9:33 AM
- Rubio visits Rome aiming to repair White House ties with Pope Leo - The Washington PostGoogle News•2:28 PM
Friday, May 8, 2026
- Vance meets Qatari mediator as U.S. awaits peace plan responseAxios•9:21 PM
Saturday, May 9, 2026
- Is Marco Rubio The New Heir Apparent To Trump?ZeroHedge•1:20 AM
- US awaiting response from Iran over proposals for ceasefire deal, says Rubio - The GuardianGoogle News•8:44 AM
- Scoop: Rubio and Witkoff meet Qatari mediator in Miami on Iran dealAxios•8:38 PM
Monday, May 11, 2026
- Trump weighs military action against Iran with ceasefire "on life support"Axios•4:41 PM
- Trump and Rubio's escalating rhetoric show a Cuban invasion could be imminentAxios•6:52 PM
Tuesday, May 12, 2026
- Trump and Xi appear intent on keeping deep differences over Iran war from overshadowing China summitAP•5:53 AM
Wednesday, May 13, 2026
- Futures, Yields And Oil All Rise As Trump Arrives In ChinaZeroHedge•11:59 AM
Thursday, May 14, 2026
- Trump’s meeting with Xi comes with much fanfare in China, but major breakthroughs may be elusiveAP•12:23 AM
- Futures At New Record High On Tech, Tehran, Trade, Taiwan And TariffsZeroHedge•12:30 PM
Friday, May 15, 2026
- Trump insists US-China relations are in a good place despite differences as he wraps up Beijing tripAP•12:23 AM
- Trump tries to defy gravity with Beijing friendship summitAxios•5:00 AM
- US And China Agree To Establish Trade And Investment Boards As Trump-Xi Summit Delivers Modest WinsZeroHedge•2:45 PM
- Musical ChairsZeroHedge•3:30 PM
- Takeaways from Trump’s trip to China: Taiwan, a new framework for relationship and flattery for XiAP•5:23 PM
Tuesday, May 19, 2026
- Trump held meeting on Iran war plans after pausing attackAxios•5:46 PM
- Vice-President JD Vance to host White House press briefing - BBCGoogle News•5:56 PM
Friday, May 22, 2026
- Trump says he’s sending 5,000 more troops to Poland, stirring confusion about US presence in EuropeAP•7:23 AM
- Rubio embarks on another mission to ease tensions with allies during NATO meetingAP•7:23 AM
- US Stock Futures Rise, Set For 8th Consecutive Week Of GainsZeroHedge•12:07 PM
- Trump met top advisers on Iran as he weighs return to warAxios•8:31 PM
Saturday, May 23, 2026
- Trump Speaks With Qatar Emir As Pakistani-Led Iran Peace Push IntensifiesZeroHedge•1:20 PM
- Iran and the US are close to a deal aimed at ending the war, officials sayAP•7:53 PM
Monday, May 25, 2026
- Futures, Global Stocks Soar To All Time High, Oil Plunges On Endless "Iran Deal" DrumbeatZeroHedge•1:33 PM
Tuesday, May 26, 2026
- Scoop: Rubio aide promoted to top White House national security postAxios•9:31 AM
- Futures Rise, US Stocks Set For New Record As Hopes For Iran Peace Deal Persist Despite BombingZeroHedge•12:25 PM
- Iran Decries US 'Ceasefire Violation' After Overnight Port Raid, Insists On $12BN Fund Release To Advance TalksZeroHedge•12:35 PM
- Iranian Leader Calls For Muslim Unity, Says 'Death To America' Will Become Common SloganZeroHedge•1:30 PM
Wednesday, May 27, 2026
- Trump gathers Cabinet as he looks to seal deal to end war that some backers worry will embolden IranAP•9:53 AM
- What Iranian State Media Says Is in Outline of ‘Unofficial’ Deal With U.S. - The New York TimesGoogle News•5:27 PM
- Trump says Iran 'negotiating on fumes,' insists that midterm elections won't impact his war strategy - ABC7 Los AngelesGoogle News•5:29 PM
- Mexico Hosts Iranian World Cup Team After Training Camp Switched From USZeroHedge•9:40 PM
Thursday, May 28, 2026
- AP Exclusive: Trump administration tells prosecutors to stand down on Venezuela leader, sources sayAP•1:23 AM
Tuesday, June 2, 2026
- Rubio to testify before Congress for the first time since the start of the Iran warAP•6:23 AM
- Rubio and Booker spar at committee hearing over whether Iran is in stronger position: ‘No one is begging’Washington Examiner•5:34 PM
Wednesday, June 3, 2026
- Futures Drop, Yields And Oil Rise On Latest Middle East HostilitiesZeroHedge•12:24 PM
- House approves war powers resolution to halt military action against Iran, in a rebuke of TrumpAP•9:53 PM
Thursday, June 4, 2026
- With Trump in a holding pattern on Iran war, allies and critics worry he risks getting boxed inAP•6:53 AM
- Oil Prices Fall As White House Signals Will Maintain A Ceasefire With Iran Unless American Troops Are KilledZeroHedge•11:50 AM
- Trump Downplays Iran's Attacks Targeting US Bases In Kuwait & Bahrain: 'They Were Slightly Provoked'ZeroHedge•12:45 PM
Saturday, June 6, 2026
- Iran's World Cup Squad Belatedly Granted US Visas But Some Staff BlockedZeroHedge•8:20 PM
Monday, June 8, 2026
- Behind the scenes: How Israel and Iran nearly pulled Trump back to warAxios•7:17 PM
Wednesday, June 10, 2026
- Trump holds Situation Room meeting on Iran strike optionsAxios•8:09 PM
Sunday, June 14, 2026
- Scoop: Trump aides fear Haberman and Swan obtained Situation Room tapes for "Regime Change"Axios•1:04 PM
Monday, June 15, 2026
- White House Suspects NY Times Reporters Have Situation Room RecordingsZeroHedge•4:05 PM
- Scoop: CIA director doubts Iran's intentions on deal, sources sayAxios•10:20 PM
Tuesday, June 16, 2026
- Stock Rally Pauses As Attention Turns To Warsh's First FOMCZeroHedge•12:19 PM
Thursday, June 18, 2026
- Vance, skeptical of foreign wars, becomes the face of Trump’s tentative deal to end war with IranAP•6:53 AM
Wednesday, June 24, 2026
- Trump bears down on NATOAxios•9:20 AM
Saturday, June 27, 2026
- White House Official: Vance, Rubio ‘Lockstep’ on IranBreitbart•1:28 PM
- Apple Wants To Buy Memory From China As Soaring Chip Prices Spark Inflation ShockZeroHedge•7:10 PM
Sunday, June 28, 2026
- Behind the scenes: How shared fear of Iran led to an Israel-Lebanon dealAxios•2:01 PM
Monday, June 29, 2026
- Vance Vs Rubio: Is Team Trump divided on Iran and Lebanon?Al Jazeera•11:05 AM
Tuesday, June 30, 2026
- Trump's "Swiss Army" tools on Iran: Vance and RubioAxios•9:00 AM
- Stock Futures Flat As S&P Closes Out Best Quarter In 6 YearsZeroHedge•12:38 PM
- Today Will Or Won't See A US-Iran Meeting In Doha Which Will Be "Perhaps Important, Perhaps Not"ZeroHedge•2:00 PM
Monday, July 6, 2026
- Vance's hot summer positions to be Trump's heir — for nowAxios•9:30 AM
Thursday, July 9, 2026
- Trump To Delist Syria From Terror Designation, Boasts Of Putting 'Fantastic' Sharaa In PowerZeroHedge•7:30 AM
Monday, July 13, 2026
- Scoop: Trump gave Saudi crown prince his backing for risky strikes on HouthisAxios•10:26 PM
Tuesday, July 14, 2026
- Cox Media Heir Turned Communist Financier Arrested In Spain, Faces US ExtraditionZeroHedge•12:30 AM
- Iran Launches 'Brazen' Attacks On More Tankers In Hormuz, Killing Sailors, After Araghchi Mocked Trump's Toll PlanZeroHedge•1:05 PM
Wednesday, July 15, 2026
- Trump held Situation Room meeting on massive new Iran strikesAxios•2:46 AM
Friday, July 17, 2026
- "One Step Closer To Extradition": Cox Media Heir Faces Reckoning Over Funding Marxist Revolution ZeroHedge•9:45 AM
Monday, July 20, 2026
- "Americans Deserve To Know": State Dept. Report Details Cuban Espionage, Subversion, And Role In Rise Of Far Left ZeroHedge•8:40 PM
Tuesday, July 21, 2026
- Trump hosts Lebanon's president as Israel begins first pullbackAxios•9:15 AM
- Scoop: Trump's top MAGA advisers gather to plot midtermsAxios•8:30 PM
Thursday, July 23, 2026
- Futures Slide After Google Earnings, Oil & Bond Yields Jump On Houthi EscalationZeroHedge•12:05 PM
- Oil Soars As Trump Warns Iran Will Pay For Future Houthi Shipping Attacks, Rubio Rules Out DealZeroHedge•12:55 PM
Tuesday, July 28, 2026
- A diminished Bibi arrives for his moment with TrumpAxios•9:00 AM
Monday, August 3, 2026
- Energy Dept. draws fire for slow pace of Venezuelan oil dealsAxios•9:00 AM
Wednesday, August 5, 2026
- Iran Set To Emerge With More Hormuz Leverage Than Before The War Under Draft US-Oman DealZeroHedge•1:20 PM
Thursday, August 6, 2026
- US Intelligence Assets Said To Descend On CubaZeroHedge•10:25 PM
Thursday, August 13, 2026
- CIA had ‘low confidence’ in Iranian threat before Trump switched planes in Turkey - The Washington PostGoogle News•12:51 AM
Friday, August 14, 2026
- Scoop: Key W.H. national security aide Andy Baker is departingAxios•9:00 AM
Wednesday, August 19, 2026
- UAE Cuts Ties As Iran Warns Gulf States Against Helping Washington; Kpler Says US Navy Gaining Ground In HormuzZeroHedge•12:20 PM
Tuesday, August 25, 2026
- Rubio tells allies U.S. shifting from strikes to sanctions on IranAxios•9:29 PM
Wednesday, August 26, 2026
- Futures Flat Ahead Of Key PCE Report, Nvidia EarningsZeroHedge•12:12 PM
- The Great Games AfootZeroHedge•4:05 PM

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