US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told G7 foreign ministers on Tuesday that the US would keep imposing “devastating” economic costs on Iran, saying it had options beyond war or agreeing to unacceptable Iranian demands, four G7 diplomats said. Rubio’s comments came during a meeting in Paris of foreign ministers from the Group of Seven, which comprises Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States, as well as the European Union. The diplomats said Rubio had used strong language to describe the Iranian authorities. Two said he had referred to them as “lunatics”. The diplomats quoted ... (full story)