In Israel, Rubio and Netanyahu Pledge to Curb Iran

‘Israel and America stand shoulder to shoulder in countering the threat of Iran,’ the Israeli prime minister said.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio (L) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu make a joint statement to the media at the prime minister's office in Jerusalem on Feb. 16, 2025. Ohad Zwigenberg/Pool/AFP via Getty Images

Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Feb. 16, where the two vowed to combat Iran’s nuclear ambitions.

Netanyahu said after the meeting that he and Rubio had a “very productive discussion” on several issues, “none more important than Iran.”