US being 'humiliated' by Iran, German chancellor says

ABC NewsLiveVideoShowsShopInterest Successfully AddedWe'll notify you here with news aboutTurn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? OffOnStream onUS being 'humiliated' by Iran, German chancellor saysRubio said Iran would not be allowed to charge Strait of Hormuz tolls.1:14Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, Musandam, Oman, April 27, 2026.ReutersByDavid Brennan, Emily Shapiro, Leah Sarnoff, Nadine El-Bawab, Meredith Deliso, and Jon HaworthLast Updated: April 28, 2026, 3:05 AM EDTPresident Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israeli strikes targeting military, government and infrastructure sites.Following the announcement of a two-week ceasefire, initial U.S.-Iran talks in Pakistan earlier this month failed to reach a peace deal.Trump later announced the open-ended extension of the ceasefire and the continuation of the blockade until Iran's proposal is submitted and discussions are concluded "one way or the other."Key Headlines2 hours and 8 minutes agoRubio dismisses Iran peace proposal, stresses nuclear issueApr 27, 2026, 11:26 AM EDTIsrael, Hezbollah trade strikes, accuse each other of violating ceasefireApr 27, 2026, 9:56 AM EDTAmericans have no strategy, entire nation is being humiliated by Iran: German chancellorHere's how the news is developing.2 hours and 8 minutes agoRubio dismisses Iran peace proposal, stresses nuclear issueSecretary Marco Rubio suggested to Fox News in an interview on Monday that Iran's peace proposal falls short of the U.S. conditions for ending the war, now entering its third month.Two officials familiar with the matter told ABC News that the Iranian proposal consists of a loosening of Tehran's grip on the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for the lifting of the U.S. blockade. Talks on Iran's nuclear program would then be pushed back to an unspecified future date, Tehran's proposal suggested.Rubio, though, said the nuclear issue was at the heart of the U.S. position. "The nuclear question is the reason why we're in this in the first place," Rubio said.Iranian worshippers perform Friday prayers under the portraits of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and top military officials who were killed during the U.S.-Israel campaign, at the Tehran University in Tehran, April 24, 2026.Vahid Salemi/APRubio also said the U.S. would not allow Tehran to retain control over the Strait of Hormuz, or to continue to charge tolls to shipping passing through."Those are international waterways. They cannot normalize, nor can we tolerate them trying to normalize, a system in which the Iranians decide who gets to use an international waterway and how much you have to pay them to use it," he said.Rubio underscored U.S. concerns about the regime's ability to agree to a deal and the status of new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei."One of the impediments here is that our negotiators aren't just negotiating with Iranians. Those Iranians then have to negotiate with other Iranians in order to figure out what they can agree to, what they can offer, what they're willing to do, even who they're willing to meet with," Rubio said.Asked whether he believed Mojtaba Khamenei was still alive, Rubio replied, "We have indications that he is. Obviously they claim that he is. We don't have evidence that he's not.""I think the question between alive and in power are two different questions. You can be alive -- but I think the unresolved questions here are…

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