Rubio and Cyprus foreign minister discussed counternarcotics efforts and protests in Iran

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Official readout or records indicate the topics discussed included U.S. counternarcotics operations in the Caribbean and protests in Iran.

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with Republic of Cyprus Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos on January 11, 2026, in a call described by Principal Deputy Spokesperson Tommy Pigott. They discussed U.S. counternarcotics operations in the Caribbean, protests in Iran, and shared priorities related to Cyprus’s January–June 2026 Council of the European Union Presidency.
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State Department readouts confirm that Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with Republic of Cyprus Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos and that, during the call, they discussed the United States’ counternarcotics operations in the Caribbean and the protests in Iran. The primary corroborating source is the State Department Office of the Spokesperson readout, which explicitly states these topics were discussed. Additional State Department pages reproducing the readout corroborate the claim.

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  1. Update · Jan 12, 2026, 12:26 AMTrue
    State Department readouts confirm that Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with Republic of Cyprus Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos and that, during the call, they discussed the United States’ counternarcotics operations in the Caribbean and the protests in Iran. The primary corroborating source is the State Department Office of the Spokesperson readout, which explicitly states these topics were discussed. Additional State Department pages reproducing the readout corroborate the claim.
  2. Original article · Jan 11, 2026

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