Middle East crisis live: Rubio says he hopes US can reach Hormuz deal with Iran ‘very shortly’

US secretary of state comments come after treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, said Washington could reach a deal ‘by tomorrow’ US secretary of state Marco Rubio ⁠said ​there has been ⁠progress made in discussions with Iran ⁠and Oman ​on ‌getting ‌more ships through ‌the strait of Hormuz but no final agreement has been ‌reached. “There’s been progress made ​in those talks, but not finality yet. ⁠We’re hoping that ​will happen ​very ​shortly,” Rubio ​told reporters ‌at ​the ​State Department. …