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Russia's Ambassador, Recalled Over Spat, Returns to US

Russian Ambassador to the US Anatoly Antonov speaks in Washington, DC, in this file photo taken on Nov. 18, 2019. (AFP)
Russian Ambassador to the US Anatoly Antonov speaks in Washington, DC, in this file photo taken on Nov. 18, 2019. (AFP)
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Russia's Ambassador, Recalled Over Spat, Returns to US

Russian Ambassador to the US Anatoly Antonov speaks in Washington, DC, in this file photo taken on Nov. 18, 2019. (AFP)
Russian Ambassador to the US Anatoly Antonov speaks in Washington, DC, in this file photo taken on Nov. 18, 2019. (AFP)

Russia’s ambassador has returned to the United States three months after being recalled as tensions rose between Moscow and Washington, according to a tweet from the Russian Embassy on Sunday.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Joe Biden agreed at their summit in Geneva last week on the return of Russian Ambassador Anatoly Antonov and US Ambassador John Sullivan, who left Moscow in April.

Antonov on Sunday boarded an Aeroflot flight to New York and then traveled to Washington. The Russian Embassy tweeted Sunday night that he had returned to his duties.

Antonov was called home after a Biden TV interview in which he said Putin was a killer; Russian officials then suggested Sullivan should leave.

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US Urges China to Dissuade Iran from Closing Strait of Hormuz

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US Urges China to Dissuade Iran from Closing Strait of Hormuz

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks at the American Compass fifth anniversary gala at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C., US, June 3, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday called on China to encourage Iran to not shut down the Strait of Hormuz after Washington carried out strikes on Iranian nuclear sites.

Rubio's comments on Fox News' "Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo" show came after Iran's Press TV reported that the Iranian parliament approved a measure to close the Strait of Hormuz, through which around 20% of global oil and gas flows.

"I encourage the Chinese government in Beijing to call them about that, because they heavily depend on the Straits of Hormuz for their oil," said Rubio, who also serves as national security adviser, Reuters reported.

"If they do that, it will be another terrible mistake. It's economic suicide for them if they do it. And we retain options to deal with that, but other countries should be looking at that as well. It would hurt other countries' economies a lot worse than ours."

Rubio said a move to close the strait would be a massive escalation that would merit a response from the US and others.