“Marco Rubio at the G7: The Illusion of the ‘Adult in the Room’ Fades (Comment)

Photo:Marco Rubio, official portrait. Photo: U.S. Department of State

Many people believed that among the immature and reckless figures currently leading the United States, there was at least one adult: Marco Rubio. That illusion, however, did not last long.

During his recent appearance at the G7 Foreign Ministers’ meeting, reports suggest that the U.S. Secretary of State warned his counterparts that the situation in the Strait of Hormuz would be very difficult to restore even after the war. According to these reports, Iran is unlikely to step back from the tolls it has imposed on the passage.

The same sources say that his counterparts looked at him with surprise and confusion, struggling to understand whether these officials are aware that their own actions have contributed to the very consequences Rubio was describing.

“Marco, we expected the United States to take a tougher stance on Russia, but instead you opened a front with Iran. None of this makes sense,” the EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs, Kaja Kallas, is reported to have told him. According to the same leaked information, this was one of the mildest remarks he received.