WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following transcript of a news conference by Secretary Marco Rubio at the Philippine International Convention Center highlighting U.S. willingness to broker a peace deal in Ukraine while fielding questions on escalating strikes against Iran and reaffirming defense ties with regional allies in the Indo-Pacific:

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio Remarks to the Press

SECRETARY RUBIO: All right, wha . . .

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