Rubio on Iceland security Open to closer cooperation

Oct 6

Mark Lynn reports Marco Rubio emphasizing U.S.–Iceland security cooperation and Iceland's strategic role for North Atlantic and Arctic defence. The complete clip says Washington is open to further conversations and cites covert activity and threats to undersea cables and shipping lanes. The anchor also briefly reports Rubio's call for more Russian information about the laboratory worker's death. No new security agreement or confirmed plague diagnosis is reported.

At his October 6 Reykjavík press appearance, Rubio says Iceland's geography is important to European and U.S. defence and Washington is open to conversations about further cooperation. DD India carries his concerns over covert activity, Arctic security, undersea cables and shipping lanes. This is a public position, without a completed agreement or increased deployment.