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“If Tehran refuses to reopen the route, the US and its partners can’t just sit around and hope for the best,” Rubio added. “If Iran keeps digging in, Washington has to have a Plan B,” he warned.

The greater region is tense as well. Israeli strikes have killed more than 3,100 people in Lebanon since March 2, as combat with Iran-backed Hezbollah has persisted despite a U.S.-brokered ceasefire imposed in mid-April, Lebanon’s health ministry said Friday.

Lebanon and Israel have had discussions in Washington, with another session anticipated in June, but Hezbollah has rejected the truce and opposes the meetings.