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Trump has said Rubio is “totally involved” in negotiations with Iran, even as he has limited Rubio’s direct participation in some meetings with Iranian officials

Rubio has also taken part in discussions involving officials from Ukraine and Russia as part of efforts to resolve that conflict.

The State Department has not held an on-camera briefing since August, though Rubio has taken questions from reporters in other settings.

He last briefed State Department reporters in December, answering questions from across the press corps and continuing to engage with the traveling pool

May 1 marked Rubio’s first anniversary as national security adviser, making him the first person to hold both that role and secretary of state simultaneously since Henry Kissinger during the Richard Nixon administration.

On Iran, Rubio echoed Trump’s earlier claim that the War Powers Act is “unconstitutional. ”

The Vietnam era law requires presidents to seek congressional approval within 60 days of initiating military operations, but nearly all presidents since the law was passed in 1973 have considered it an unlawful infringement on their roles as commander in chief

Rubio said he held that view even during his time as a senator from Florida, while also asserting that the U. S. conflict with Iran had ended.

He added that the administration is entering a “new phase” focused on freeing ships stranded in the Strait of Hormuz, where vessels have been blocked by Iran from exiting.