US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said there was no need for major combat operations against Iran at this time, arguing that the economic campaign led by the US Treasury Department was already having a devastating impact on Tehran. Speaking to reporters in Paris on Tuesday during G7 talks, Rubio said the pressure campaign was going well and did not need to be disrupted. Asked whether Iran was ready to return to negotiations, Rubio said Tehran would welcome a deal but claimed its conditions remained "absurd". Meanwhile, US War Secretary Pete Hegseth defended Washington's military operations involving Iran, Yemen and Venezuela, saying he stood by every operation and would carry them out again. Hegseth also warned that American forces remained prepared to respond to any further action by Tehran.