Marco Rubio says U.S. expects Iran response on peace deal ‘today’

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the US expects a response from Iran on Friday to its proposal to end the war.

“We need to know something today… We are waiting for an answer from them,” Rubio told reporters Friday while visiting the Pope in Rome, Italy. he said.

“We’ll see what the answer means. We hope it can get us into a serious negotiation process.”

Iran said on Thursday it was reviewing messages received from the United States through Pakistani mediators but had not yet reached a conclusion or responded, Iranian state media reported, citing an Iranian official.

Rubio’s comments come amid confusion over whether the ceasefire between Iran and the United States is still in effect; because both of them accused the other of launching an attack by opening fire in the Strait of Hormuz.

President Donald Trump insisted Thursday that the ceasefire was still in effect, calling the attacks “just a love tap.”

“Overnight, we saw a report that Iran had established or was trying to establish an agency to control traffic in the straits. That would happen. [a] problem. This is actually unacceptable,” Rubio said Friday.

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– CNBC’s Kevin Breuninger contributed to this report.