Secretary of State Marco Rubio is heading to the Middle East this week. According to Al Jazeera, he'll visit the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, and Bahrain from June twenty-third through the twenty-fifth, with talks focused on Iran policy and Strait of Hormuz security — a critical shipping route and flashpoint in regional tensions.

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