US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he is monitoring the situation between India and Pakistan after Indian missile strikes on multiple locations in Pakistan.
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Rubio posted on X, “I am monitoring the situation between India and Pakistan closely. I echo @POTUS's comments earlier today that this hopefully ends quickly and will continue to engage both Indian and Pakistani leadership towards a peaceful resolution.”
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'The development was expected'
The US State Department also addressed the situation, though refrained from making a detailed assessment. A spokesperson told ANI, "We are aware of the reports, however we have no assessment to offer at this time. This remains an evolving situation, and we are closely monitoring developments."
Earlier, US President Donald Trump responded to reports of the Indian missile strikes inside Pakistani territory, saying that the development was expected and urged a swift end to hostilities.
'Hope it ends very quickly'
"We just heard about it as we were walking through the doors of the Oval. Just heard about it. I guess people knew something was going to happen based on a little bit of the past. They've been fighting for a long time. They've been fighting for many, many decades. And centuries, actually, if you think about it. I hope it ends very quickly," Trump said.
"Operation Sindoor"
The comments come in the wake of Indian strikes under "Operation Sindoor," which targeted nine terrorist camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir. India's Ministry of Defence said the action was in direct response to the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack that killed 25 Indian nationals and one Nepali citizen. The ministry stated, "Our actions have been focused, measured and non-escalatory in nature. No Pakistani military facilities have been targeted."