[U.S. Secretary of State Rubio: Iran is 'very serious' about reaching an agreement] According to Golden Finance, on April 28, U.S. Secretary of State Rubio stated that Iran is 'serious' about wanting to reach an agreement with the United States, but any agreement must prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons. 'I think they genuinely want to get out of their current predicament,' Rubio said. He pointed out that Iran's economic situation is deteriorating, including inflation, difficulties in paying wages, and ongoing sanctions, and remarked: 'All the issues Iran faced before this conflict began still exist, and most of them have worsened.' 'We must ensure that any agreement reached... completely prevents them from accelerating the development of nuclear weapons at any time,' he added. (Al Jazeera)