US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stressed on Wednesday that Iran is in a big bind, affirming that President Donald Trump has many options if Tehran does not cooperate.

This came in remarks he made to reporters following his meeting with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Manila, which lasted about 90 minutes.

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Rubio added that Iran did not comply with its commitments under the memorandum of understanding, explaining that "opening the Strait of Hormuz was a key clause in the memorandum, but Iran violated it."