US Secretary of State Marco Rubio claims Iran has 'lost complete control' over Strait of Hormuz

Athens, Oct 7 (UNI) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday that Iran had "lost complete control" of the Strait of Hormuz, claiming that the Islamic Republic's economy was in "total and complete freefall". "The Strait of Hormuz is open. There's almost as much oil flowing out now as there was before this conflict began. So, they've lost complete control of the straits," Rubio told reporters during a visit to Athens, adding that crippling sanctions had pushed Iran's economy towards the edge. Any agreement acceptable to Washington would have to ensure Iran "will never have a nuclear weapon,"…