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Rubio heads to Uzbekistan as global crises pile up

Original: Rubio flew to Uzbekistan while the Iran war smolders, Saudi Arabia fights the Houthis and U.S.-Ukraine relations wobble.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is travelling to Uzbekistan, even as multiple foreign policy crises demand Washington's attention: the simmering conflict with Iran, Saudi Arabia's military campaign against the Houthis, and strained U.S.-Ukraine relations. Observers note Central Asia is strategically significant, but question the timing and priorities of the trip given the State Department's crowded crisis agenda.

Why now: Critics see the trip's timing as odd while several major conflicts are escalating at once

Marco RubioUzbekistanIranSaudi ArabiaUkraine

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• Rubio flew to Uzbekistan while the Iran war smolders, Saudi Arabia fights the Houthis and U.S.-Ukraine relations wobble. Central Asia matters, but the State Department’s emergency-room triage board looks... creative. # Diplomacy · realTuckFrumper

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