"This is an extraordinary historic danger and one that cannot be ignored because I know we think it's half a world away, but nothing is half a world away anymore. Nothing is," Rubio said.
The president claimed that the US controls the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz, and that the blockade it imposed on Iran is severely damaging its economy.
Iranian state media claimed on Tuesday that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps had carried out strikes destroying "enemy navigation systems" on Didamar island.
Tankers are still facing attacks across the strait, despite a rebound in traffic and expectations of a de-escalation in the war between the United States and Iran.
"The chances of obtaining an agreement which the regime would respect, and which would ensure zero nuclear capabilities, is low in my view," Barnea said.
Vance, who had taken on a role in trying to resolve the conflict with Iran, distanced himself from Trump's war on Wednesday after Republicans' midterm election rout by Democrats.
This was being carried out on behalf of Iran's foreign intelligence service in order to attack them "as retribution for their criticism of the Iranian regime," prosecutors said.
Despite major damage to its military infrastructure, the Islamic Republic of Iran "likely has at least 1,700 ballistic missiles remaining," and is building more every day, according to reports.
Iranian strikes targeted maritime navigation infrastructure on Oman's Didamar island, although the extent of the damage and impact on commercial shipping remains unclear.
Tehran's move comes after Buenos Aires designated Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization in April at the height of the 2026 conflict.
Iran's President Pezeshkian demanded compensation for environmental damage caused by US and IDF operations, arguing that wartime destruction must be addressed in global climate commitments.
