U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio addressed the ongoing contacts with Iran to end the war and said there is no breakthrough. Rubio said before his departure for the G7 summit in Paris: "I wouldn't say we're close to a breakthrough. The president always prefers to resolve things through diplomacy, unfortunately that's not always possible." He added: "Right now it hasn't been effective because the Iranians' demands are not only unacceptable, but in some cases outrageous, ridiculous — and not really realistic."