Rubio heads to Rome with Trump’s Iran clash looming over Pope, Meloni talks

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is visiting Rome to meet with Pope Leo and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni amid heightened tensions between the US and Iran. Rubio defended the administration's posture toward Tehran and signaled that Washington is not backing off its pressure campaign. The trip comes as President Donald Trump clashes with the Pope over the US-Iran conflict.