US says wants deal with Iran but not ‘at any price’

Top US diplomat Marco Rubio warned on Thursday that a deal with Iran would not come at any price, as he sought to reassure Gulf allies that it would not undermine their security.
Rubio was in Bahrain as part of a regional tour of Gulf partners that were hit hardest by Iran during the Middle East war, which began on February 28 with a massive US-Israeli campaign of strikes against the Islamic republic.
The United States and Iran have signed a preliminary deal to end the war, embarking on negotiations expected to touch on thorny issues including Tehran’s nuclear programme, sanctions relief and global energy flows through the Strait of Hormuz.
The Gulf and Israel have long voiced conce...